Sorry we have been here a few days before we posted. Just after we departed Newport Beach ( barely out of the breakwaters) we noticed our engine was running hot. We hoisted the headsail with all of 3 knots of breeze to help us maintain steerage away from danger while Mark investigated. We were getting water out of the exhaust but still running hot. Upon deeper inspection Mark found there were only 4 blades left on the 8 blade impeller. We keep a spare water pump with an impeller in it for just such an occasion. It is a real pain to change the impeller only on this engine. Easier to change the whole pump. Plus that way we can remove the broken blades from the lines. Anyway it set us back by an hour or so but another problem was sorted.
Once we approached the dock the crew of S/Y Flora came to catch our lines. Always a nice plus when approaching a new dock. Pauline had met Flora in Sitka and we met them again on the dock in Avalon and in the dinghy in Newport. We decided we needed to meet up for Sundowners so invited them over.
While we were visiting a newbie boat owner came by (Scott on White Bird ) we quickly invited him as well and we had a party!
The second day Jan and Steve drove up to meet us for lunch and drop off some mail we had delivered to them. They also drove us to a local AutoZone to purchase some oil.
We have done some chores, replaced the broken stern light, fixed the control lines on the spin pole, and changed oil. Today we are planning a bike sightseeing trip into town and along the beach. Tomorrow it is off to San Diego.
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| Flora took a drone shot of our two boats. That is them on our bow |
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