0830 - Leaving out of Joyner’s Marina. Wind NNE 10-15
knots, 38 degrees. Clear skies. Tornadoes did not come. Today’s run will take
us down the Cape Fear River to the Atlantic Ocean but we will. Stick to the
ICW, just inside. Passed under Carolina Beach Fixed Bridge 0845
Very cold. Need to dress warm. Many layers – starting with
long undies. Two pairs of socks. Warm pants then wind pants. Here’s a clue –
make sure you don’t have your long underwear on backwards, especially if you have
to pee as often as I do.
0843 - Entering Cape Fear River. Wind on nose, strong, slowing
us down to 4 knots. Turning south bringing wind on stern. Set jib (head sail)
and took off. Hitting 6-7.5 knots over the ground. Great for this boat.
1020 – Leaving Southport. Almost took wrong turn down
Southport Inlet to Atlantic. Emily freaked out.
At Southport the ICW turns west so the wind has come on to
our nose – slows us down considerably. A long slog now. To make matters worse I
notice that the engine is overheating. Not good. We finally had to pull over to
the side of the channel and throw out an anchor. Good news…the raw water
strainer was clogged. Marine diesels (most anyway) are cooled with raw
seawater, drawn in by a raw water pump. The cool seawater runs through a heat
exchanger through which the engine coolant is circulating. The heated sea water
is then ejected back into the sea. The water is filtered on the way. All kinds
of stuff can get sucked up into strainer. When it fills – over heating can
occur.
Tides in this country are 5-6 feet – more than the
Chesapeake Bay. Many floating docks and piers.
And derelict boats. This one is for sale cheap.
1645 – Anchored at mile 342 just north of North Myrtle Beach and JUST OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LINE!! Hurray for us. Anchored in 10 feet with 4 other boats. Wind diminishing but cold, cold. Our new friends from Maine and Canada anchored near by.
A 47 mile day. Good on us!
Sweet dreams. Hope all is well with you.
Mushing onward to Georgetown, SC
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