Still Preparing

Well, it's Wednesday, the day we had hoped to start the trip. We have found that after living on Hiflite and at the marina 8+ years we have accumulated a lot of stuff. Sorting it had been challenging. We are closer, but not quiet there.  Little things are happening that need to be dealt with. Yesterday I got the Mercury 3.3 outboard running and then mounted it on the stern rail. This morning I found that it was leaking gas. After getting it off the rail and cleaning up the spilled gas I found that my mistake was to leave it on the rail tilted up all the way. Evidently the gas drained out of the carburetor since I had the fill spout and the vent closed so it couldn't be them leaking. After standing it upright and wiping everything down it didn't leak again. Lesson learned. We still have a part for one of the computers on order and no idea when it will arrive. While getting the dinghy on deck the seat fell off and is sitting on the bottom next to the boat. Our good friend Randy the Diver will be here tomorrow cleaning boats so we have him find it for us. Hate to leave it behind. As I said, little things keep causing delays. Oh ya, and then there is the weather to contend with - not a little thing. We are constantly checking the forecasts for a good weather window to take off with.