We spend most of the
morning working on various boat maintenance projects. One, our
windlass has been having clutch slippage problems for quite a few
months. I finally decide to dissemble it, but it will not come apart.
I start searching the boat for a gear puller that I am certain I have
on the boat. Can not find it so I spray on some WD-40 and will try
to get it apart this afternoon. I also remove our engine blower motor
that has stopped working. I can get it to work, but it is pretty much
worn out. So, after I complete a couple other projects we go for a
hike to Fawsetts Marine, local competitor to Worst Marine and buy a
new blower. We also take our near empty propane can to True Value
Hardware to be refilled. When we get back to the boat the windlass
comes apart with a minor amount of tapping with a hammer. A couple
months of our front deck getting constantly sprayed with salt water
has gotten salt into one of the bearing surfaces gumming things up so
the clutch could not be properly tightened. I also install the new
blower. So much for a day of relaxing.
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| Rams Head |
We rush off around 6:00PM
to Rams Head, so not to miss Happy Hour which ends at 7:00 PM. Being
a Friday, with nice weather, the place is fairly full. Tonight is
wings night, free wings and $3.00 beers on tap. I have my favorite
Oak Barrel Stout. We split a Shrimp, sausage and grits dinner. Then
after a walk we stop for ice cream on the way back to the boat.
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