Left Dowry early and tested the autopilot-working well, thank heavens- because we elected to do a LONG day(11 hours) to Coinjock Marina to take advantage of reasonable crossin Wx. on Albemarle Sound. Forecast for the next couple of days did not look good and we did not want to get stuck with Miss Wanda at Alligtor River Marina.(boondocks).
Coinjock Marina is home to the famous 32 oz. prime rib, which was enjoyed by Gerry(mostly) and Graham and Lucy. Hope to get to Atlantic Yacht Basin tomorrow to get the water system repaired, with the help of Graham and a friend at AYB.
N36 20.902, W 75 56.945
Monday :we went from Washington to Dowry Creek Marina in Bellhaven. About 6PM, a pressure fresh water hose below the sink in the head, sending hot water askew and activating the bilge pump, before we got the system turned off. With a lot of help from Graham Shedd(Sea Shell-32' Marine Trader), docked next to us(also next to us in Oriental), we managed to isolate the culprit line, which will have to be replaced at the next boat yard. In the mean time, no fresh water on board except store gallon jugs.(By the way, our head is a fresh water head-enough said). The good news was, we reinstalled the autopilot circuit board, to be tested Tuesday.
N 35 32.025, W 76 32.113
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