The new fresh water pump actually crapped out entirely last night. I tried to reinstall the old pump but one fitting leaked terribly. After a couple of attempts at reseating it I pulled it all apart and found that the QUEST nipple was missing. Obviously fell off and now lost in the bilge -- damn. We borrowed the courtesy car and went to Williams Hardware in Morehead City for a replacement – Great hardware store. Back on the boot the new part fixed the leak but the damn water system worked just as crappy as it has on this whole trip – Grrrrr.
We left the dock around 10 am -- not quite as graceful as my other departures but didn’t scratch anything and recovered nicely. Just as I was running down the channel from the yacht Basin the Fertilizer barge and tug showed up directly in front of me. We held our position until they docked.
We had a nice run up the ICW with a bit of adverse current and the Alternator worked this morning – go figure.
It was a nice easy run up to the Neuse and no wind on the Neuse. We had to motor all the way which was okay since that is what Temptation did best on this trip.
We eased her into the old slip number 42 and she seemed real happy. All kinds of things that were giving us fits were working on arrival – all but that damn fresh water system!!
As with all trips the feelings are bitter sweet on ending the journey. It’s good to be home but I miss the adventure of the travel. I just feel more alive when cruising.
Time to do a little maintenance and Temptation will be ready for the great fall season here on the Neuse.
More logs coming as we adventure on Temptation..
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