We've still got a week or two of "official" summer left, but already the days have suddenly grown much shorter. We love weather like this and so does Pooka, our boat cat, who is growing ever more bold about getting off the boat. Have to watch that cat every minute!
About the only excitement (and we mean that in a good way) was our dockmate Bob's problem with his starboard engine's exhaust system. No, engine problems aren't fun but as in most marinas, when the engine hatches are open, the guys gather. This is our friend John T. and yours truly looking down at Bob, deep into the problem.
Bob was down there, somewhere, we think.
The problem was a familiar one to many powerboat owners: a failed exhaust riser coupled with a very confined workspace and then bolts breaking off when the manifold was removed. With no space the work, the head (engine head, not the marine toilet) had to come off so that the broken bolts could be removed.
Bob did the head removal himself, with some coaching from some of the guys on the dock and some very high quality tools that also were made available.
As we left on Sunday afternoon, the head was being readied to be taken to a machine shop where a couple of broken bolts and a broken spark plug could be removed.
Boaters a great people. You rarely even have to ask and help is there.
As Bob's head was being coaxed off, we took a walk around the marina and shot some video. It is such a great place to visit or keep a boat. We wish there would be even more transient visitors.
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