Solomons

Washburn's Boat Yard


The rain had kept up most of the night. We checked the weather first thing and storm warnings were posted for late afternoon and this evening. We had about 45 nm to get to the Solomons - about 6 hours - so if we left at 8 AM we would arrive about 2 PM, before the weather changed.

I had arranged to call in at Washburns Boat yard in the Solomons and have them look at the Electro San and    the packing on one of the rudder posts that had developed a leak.We could stay at their dock "for free" so I was motivated.

The morning turned out to be perfect - the sun was out, a few clouds on the horizon, dead flat calm and we had a 0.4 kt current in our favor. We made good time and arrived right on time at 2PM. Before going to our berth at Washburns we picked up 200 gallons of fuel and a pump out at Spring Cove. We were secure at Washburns by 3PM and the mechanic came straight on board.

As expected, the solution to the rudder post leak was to tighten down on the packing. The mechanic was satisfied there was plenty of adjustment remaining. The Electro Scan issue was more elusive. The system is now working on "manual" but not on "automatic". It seemed to be an issue without an easy solution so I decided to drop it for now. (At least till I find an expert.)

Nick and I borrowed the Marina truck and went out for Mexican. We figured this was the best way to be sure the toilet was fixed.