Still in Marsh Harbour

We are still here.  It has been over a week and we are tired of this.  It has been windy with multiple fronts coming through and cold.  Yes, I said cold.  It has not been out of the 60's for a week.  I know, a lot of you would kill for temps in the 60's but this is the Bahamas, it is supposed to be warm.  The forecast is for another week of the same.  After two days of not getting off the boat we got out early on Wednesday to get the outboard to the repair shop before the winds started up again.  We got a call Thursday that is was fixed.  It took them some time but fortunately it ran for them like it had for me so they were able to see the problem.  After a number of attempts (new plugs, clean the carburetor, pressure test the fuel system) they sound the problem.  A small hole in the fuel pump letting air into the system.  They also found that it was overheating since the thermostat was rusted and not opening properly.  I didn't know it had a thermostat.  They did not have a replacement pump but sealed the hole with epoxy.  They advised replacing it as soon as possible but also said the epoxy will hold it for a long time.  We will see.

Thursday was relatively calm and Cori got out on the kayak to visit some other boats and go to shore to pick up some more provisions.  The forecast was for another front to come through and overnight it blew again.

Friday we pulled anchor and went to the fuel dock to top off the tank and get water.  We are on our last tank and the pump was having a hard time pulling it from the tank in the V-berth.  We have three tanks that hold a total of 170 gallons.  We last filled up New Years Day so we were due.  The fuel dock wanted $0.30 a gallon.  We decided to go over to one of the marinas for a couple of days that only charges $5 for all you want.  We filled the tanks and Cori gave the deck a good washing.  We will be leaving the dock on Sunday to anchor out again but now we have topped off the fuel, batteries and water.  I just need gas for the generator and outboards.

We have also been eating well with a trip to the Jib Room for rib night with Buck and Vickie and steak night with Jim, Barb, Craig and Dovie.  When we leave here if will be a while before we hit a restaurant again.  Unfortunately the forecast is for another week like we just had.

At least it isn't snowing.