We are very excited to be travelling into the “Yachting
Capital of the World”, Fort Lauderdale, FL., specifically the New River
downtown. We were advised by many people
who have visited by boat that it is a stop that should not be missed and they
were right (white knuckle right!) Bustling with every size and shape boat
imaginable, coupled with the Miami boat show just dispersing, and a very narrow
river with huge currents, high winds, low bridges….well you get the picture. Certainly not the best time to lose both bow
and stern thrusters!!! Yup, that’s
us! Luckily our guardian angels were
with us and Captain Mark worked the throttle like his life depended on it. With a little help from Diane (Kama Kat) who
just happened to be docked on the wall with a birds-eye view, Terrmar came to
rest safely in her assigned slip, while condo dwellers observing from above
applauded!
So, boat repairs were on the agenda for the hot days that
followed. Interesting how things
happen. Turns out that the thruster
problems stemmed from the thruster motor being half submerged in water since
brand new. Mark remembered that we had
the boat plumbed for a water maker that we never did install, but someone
forgot to put a plug in the end of the pipe which ended up dripping water into
the cockpit locker exactly where the thruster motor was located. OK, we know what the problem is, now to fix
it. Long story short, after a very
sweaty and frustrating taxi ride, Mark found a repair shop that agreed to speed
the motor repair after Mark gave the guy a little “grease”. Captain Mark was able to finally install the
refurbished motor and Terrmar was good to go again!
We did manage to find time to smell the roses in this very
busy place and even had a visit from friends Glenn and Solange from Canada who
winter nearby.
Terri
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| Cruise Ship Port of Fort Lauderdale |
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| Yacht being towed @ New River |
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| New River Traffic |
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| Friends Glenn & Solange |
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| Bat Boatmobile |
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| Walkway along New River |
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| Terrmar docked on New River wall |
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