Saline issues

I discovered a bit of an over heat issue this morning after sailing yesterday and dealing with a quickly overheating outboard till a mid nite anchorage provided a much needed sleep. 

Upon removing the thermostat cover for an inspection I saw salt..... LOTS of too. 

Removing the thermostat from its salt seal, I proceeded to dig out more than a heaping tablespoon of salt from the housing. 

Looking at a thermostat with this appearance

was convincing enough to consider it "out of action", and RTV'd the cover back in place. 

Since there was barely enough wind to move, I was very relieved to not hear the hot alarm squeal after a minute.!!

"Technical difficulties" remedied (hopefully)

I apologize for the error recently with viewing the pix. I think I have remedied the problem.
Please let me know how things work for ya!

Pseudo sunset

Below is a photo I shot while looking Northeast during sunset.

Impressed

My first Independence Day here in FMB was stunning......The sheer amount of arial displays had me speechless. I did get some photos but there is absolutely no justice to what I saw in what I captured.
I have seen some phenominal fireworks displays throughout the years, everthing from Disney World/Epcot center through Lincoln Fest back in Springfield, Il to the boys out in Greenview,Il to Lake Petersburg, IL to New Orleans Superbowl .......
None of which held a candle to last night....
My vantage point here in Matanza pass/Hurricane pass allowed us to see ALL of Estero Islands displays. Practically every resort had their own show! Then there was Sannibel , Cape Coral and Bonita Beach also shooting them off!
Flat out more fireworks than I have seen in the last 5 years all within sight!
I wasn't surprised when I woke this morning with a stiff neck from looking everywhere at once!

Odds n ends

In June I was able to get Dawgfish and her skiff soon to be named Kitty's Wake, registered and titled in Florida!

I also added  a sticker just to be fair!

Me: "look Kitty! whadaya think?"

Kitty: " We got a dog??!?!?!?"

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Neighbor lady trying to convince 80 lb Ren (Rottweiler), that its OK and to pleeeeaase hold still!

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Daniel's garden defense crew(1 of 2). 

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Spadefish!

This lil guy seems to be fairly tame. Been a few times I thought we would run over it while it was fishing for minnows on our approach!

AAAnnnddd there's the news folks! 

I hope everyone has a great Independence Day!

Dre-Ma, test run

Last month I got to go for a test ride aboard Dre-Ma, a 41' Island Trader Ketch!
The ride didn't last long due to steering issues, and turning around to end  up almost back where the anchorage is , on a sandbar to watch the sun set!

Yeah , that marker (above)has a way of jumping out in front of ya ! look out!

The "waiting on the tide" hang out!

Riggin rats!

Tati & Odie has moved on to Naples , Wishing them the best of luck!
Fair winds and wrenches!

Storm photos from June FMB

Here are some of the better shots of weather in these parts!

Riding to Labelle

Earlier this month Bob an I took a day to ride up to Labelle FL.
While we did have a scouting  mission going , we did get to see some great sights along the way!

All the photos above are from Ave Maria, Florida. It's my understanding that Bob is the guy responsible for the street Wiring for the whole area! (Bob , if you want to add a comment with more info , I can publish it here in the blog!)
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The photos below are from the Labelle area near/on the Caloosahatchee River.

All in all it was a great getaway! It even rained on us to cool us off when on the way back!