Almost ready

Thursday April 9


We ended up not going to a marina, as we couldn't find one to take us that had the facilities we needed. Pretty strange in somewhere as boat oriented as this. It worked out better, though, as we were able to go to a marina for a few hours for less money and get most of our errands done. This included our much needed pump-out, a quick trip to West Marine for a temporary depth reader and second-hand held VHF. Strangely enough, we couldn't find anywhere to fill our water tanks with potable water, or anywhere to fill our propane tank. We filled the propane when we left Brunswick, but found the other day that it had been leaking. It smelt pretty strongly of gas, but we don't really know how much we lost. We are being pretty economical with our water, so we think we can manage. We have a salt water intake tap on the boat. A lot of people don't like them, because it involves putting in another hole in the hull, but seeing as this was already installed, we figure we might as well us it. It has a foot pump which you use to pump sea water right into your galley sink. I use this to wash the dishes, and it works great. I am really pleased with it, and it certainly saves water. We also wash our hair in sea water, using a pump spray with fresh water just for the rinse.
We are checking the weather and are pretty well decided to go Friday, as if we wait much longer, it will be another week before the opportunity arises, as there is a storm coming.