Well the fan belt problems have been solved..thank goodness for that. Now for some unknown reason the wall mounted cabin heater is leaking diesel fuel onto my bunk. We think that when I topped off the main tank and the heat of the past two days there was some expansion that pushed fuel up into the heater and it dripped out when we heeled over sailing. Well as we use up some of the fuel this should stop if our theory is correct. We shall see.
Today we experienced our first squall. It came at us from the west with plenty of warning so the crew and vessel was prepared in time. There was some gusts up to 35kts or so and also some rain. The crew now has had the opportunity to ready themselves and the rig to stay under control during these brief but violent events. WELL DONE CREW AND HATTER.
We finally made it to Summit North albeit a day later than planned. We all had real showers and a nice meal ashore. We all feel a lot better now.
We are off to Delaware Bay and beyond in the morning about 7:00. We wanted to leave at 6:00 but the pumpout service doesn't open till 7:00. We will have an eye to the weather offshore along the Delaware/Va coast before committing to the leg back to Chesapeake Bay.
More tomorrow as we progress.
David
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