Update! The blog is going to be taking a brief break until Bob and Tom get underway again. They are happy and stocked up on supplies and liquor. They enjoyed a meal at a cool Irish pub. It looks like they are making some friends! Bob says Hitachi lives on
Tom and Bob are still hanging out at the boatyard and waiting it out. Tom ordered parts for the transmission from Perkins Diesel in Hayes Virginia. They shipped the parts and are waiting for them. Bob and Tom have been getting a lot of work done. They cleaned up the
Towboat US towed Tom and Bob to a boatyard in St Mary’s from Fernandina Beach. It was pulled out of the water and put on land. Tom says they have a great view from the boatyard and its a beautiful day. There is a guy coming tomorrow to work on
Tom and Bob tried leaving today. The engine was running fine, but there’s something wrong with the transmission. It’s going to be difficult to fix, especially since the boat is over 50 years old. They are considering having tow boat US tow the boat to a marina that can help
Tom and Bob got the boat fixed today. There was a collapsed fuel line. It is storming today so they decided to stay for the day. They walked around in the rain and had a good lunch. They took a nap and are going to take an uber to get
The boat is having issues today. Bob ran aground and the boat stopped running. Tom and Bob are trying to figure out what the issue is. Tow boat US came to save the day and towed them to a marina. They decided that they had a pretty tough day and
Bob is extremely sore today. Tom said he can barely walk. I can’t even imagine! They had to hold for a bridge and the engine suddenly shut off. Tom went down to check the engine. They restarted the engine and it started up fine. It was strange. It ran fine
Tom and Bob got up early and pulled the anchor up at 7:15. They headed to the draw bridge. There was one boat at bridge, our boat and another lining up. Bob is at the helm and loses steering. Now the fun begins!!! They had to get out of the
Bob and Tom had a wonderful day today. They woke up bright and early to pull the dingy onto the boat. There was so much water in the dingy they had to use the winch! They topped the boat off with water, put the boat in gear and headed north.
Bob and Tom got in last night from the airport. Tom was shocked about Bob’s new hairdo and got a kick out of it. They get to the marina and Tom informed Bob that the dingy is filled with water. Bob had to take his sneakers off and roll his
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