It's the day before we leave Slidell and Tom's flight actually came in early. We were hauling it to NOLA International to pick him up and he still had to wait on us. But that was just the beginning of a rather stressful afternoon.
So we finally made it back to the boat after a quick lunch and a stop at the Winn Dixie. Now that Tom is here we have to do all of the stuff that I have only done on his boat, but mine is different so we begin to discover all of those things. First thing we find is that the sump pump is not working because the float switch has come loose. OK, this is not too bad just a pain to deal with and a bit of a mess.
Next the engines won't start, but this turns out to be just a different set up than on Tom's boat. So adjust to the new set up and they crank right up!! Then we tear up half the electrical panels to sort out why the bow thruster won't work. No luck. OK back to the generator that wont start either. Follow the instructions, but come on- nothing works. All of this is solved by Zack who is still hanging around after his shift is done at GulfSouth. Five minutes on board and he has shown us how everything works!!
The fuel truck came and filled us up. FedEx got here with the new searchlight and that was installed. The anchor windlass checked out and my new windshield wipers worked fine. These things helped a bit of the stress of the previous list of problems.
One of the owners of the yard has his boat right behind mine. Bill is a really fun guy who bought the business with his brother. It was his call to Zack that solved all our issues. He went with us to dinner at Nathan's and we had a really good time talking until the place literally shut down. The walk back across the draw bridge in the pitch dark was a bit interesting but at least uneventful. Guess we'll have to put all the stuff we took apart back together as we motor over to Mobile.
Our plan is to leave here early tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and go to Mobile. Forecast seems to be ok. Not sure exactly when we will depart. Destination Dawg river.
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