Woke up this morning to a stunning sunrise. Tom pulled the anchor up and we took off. Well, about 300 yards from the anchorage the steering stopped working, while I was at the helm. It was a pretty scary feeling and I almost ran us into the marsh. I quickly threw it in reverse and Tom went and dropped the anchor again.
He started to diagnose what was wrong with the steering. There were issues with the steering cables and the gears. Tom told me to go throw some dirty clothes on because I was going to need them. I grabbed my outfit that had diesel fuel dumped all over it from last week.
It took all day just to get the gears working. They were a greasy black color with crud. I had to wash them off with Dawn and a plastic butter knife. It felt like I was back in the operated room doing surgery, except it was on a boat. Tom says at this point I might as well become a diesel mechanic, haha. When Tom didn’t need my help on the gears I started working on my boater safety course. It’s kept me busy.
We didn’t have enough daylight to fix the cables. Tom says it will take half a day tomorrow to finish. We were both exhausted and filthy. I was covered in oil. It was all over my face, arms, feet and legs. I had to use two shower wipes to get it all off.
I was too exhausted to make a big dinner so I made us ramen with poached eggs and roast beef. We saw another pretty sunset and I joked with Tom that we set our record today by traveling 300 yards. Hopefully we can get the steering cables back in order tomorrow so we can maybe go 30-40 miles. At least the boat decided to have issues here rather than in the ICW or under a bridge.
Salty Gal 
I can’t wait to see you guys for Thanksgiving!
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The ole yacht continues to rebel and maybe just loves Georgia. Sure hope you guys can slap her into shape and get this thing going again. You remain afloat which is a big part of this. Good luck tomorrow with taming this monster.
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Hahahaha thanks Uncle Rick. Hopefully we get this beast running again.
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Hang in there! I enjoy your daily posts and am amazed at the knowledge you’re gaining ( this is from someone who doesn’t sail ). Best to you, Tom, and Paisley
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Thank you so much Catherine! That means so much.
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You are an amazing woman!
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Thanks Peggy. I don’t feel like it right now, but I appreciate your kindness.
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so sorry you are having more problems with the boat!! Hope Tom can get it fixed asap-
love hearing about your daily adventures and just so sad that you have another delay-
hang in there- you are amazing !!! big hugs!! look forward to more details about the trip!!!
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Thanks Margaret. We are trying to get it fixed today. My fingers are crossed.
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