Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts

Friday, June 5, 2009

Captain's Log, Earth Date - June 5, 2009

First Officer, Sue (Soon to replace the Captain who is ready to resign) reporting:

Leo has always lived by his only motto: "Don't tell anyone your intentions." AND he is sticking to it!

Reliant is in Port Colborne, Ontario, after cruising 20 nautical miles NW from Buffalo NY. It was an easy trip, until the very end when the engine lost all its power. In fact, the marina's mechanic is surprised we made it here at all! Reliant and her crew will now wait until Tuesday, June 9, to have her fuel tank pumped out and the sediment, clogging the fuel lines, extracted. After a good tank cleaning, Reliant should be in good shape once again. This process will keep us here another week. The cost -- $$$$$???

Upon completion of the work, Captain and crew will at that time decide our next step, forward or backward.

Which brings me back to Leo's motto -- "Keep your own council....."


CAPTAIN'S LOG SUPPLEMENTAL:

A note from the soon-to-resign captain:

In the nine years Susan and I have owned Reliant, I have personally supervised the over-haul of every system on the boat. The only thing I didn't do was cut into the fuel tank, inspect and clean it. So, here we sit - a victim of sludge!

The good news is that the engine quit where the water is quiet and service is available. Had the fuel lines clogged somewhere in the currents of the St. Lawrence River, this message might not be so amusing.

While we're stuck here in Port Colborne, Susan and I are determined to do something different each day. Tomorrow (Saturday) we're going to buy a pineapple and cut it into bite-sized chunks. We haven't discussed Sunday, yet.

Life is good!