Yes, friends, we've been doing boat chores for two days. Yesterday's tasks included swabbing the deck, cleaning and organizing the interior and putting out items that were stored away right before we left for home.
This morning we prepped for departure from the marina. The motors stared right up! That's always good news! We slipped our lines at about 0830 hours. We were secured to the mooring ball at 0855, just in time to listen to the cruiser's net.
Last year, I installed a fresh water flush system for the new engines. While listening to the net, I ran fresh water through each motor, then raised each out of the water. This flushing system is one of the best improvements I have made to SUNSHINE.
After registering with the marina, we hopped on the bikes to ride the 1 1/2 miles back to the marina to retrieve the truck. It will be parked in the City Marina parking area. We don't plan to use it much. While cruising, we like getting around on foot or by bike.
All of the chores necessary to getting the boat back into commission are completed. Tomorrow, we're back to being cruiser's. We plan to meet friends in Key West.
There are still maintenance chores that will be done, but those chores will be spread out over the next weeks and months that we are in the harbor.
The high temp in Marathon was 81 degrees today. Showers accompanied a cold front this evening. Tomorrow is supposed to be partly sunny with a high in the high 60's.
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