Well... I'm still waiting. I'm waiting for the cooling system to be re-installed. I'm waiting for the weather to clear.
As for the cooling system, the simple solution did not work. So, the mechanics took the heat exchanger off today. It is being acid dipped to remove any scale from the salt water flowing through it and then just cleaning it out. They did find some obstructions in there, but not a lot.
While they were doing that, I rebuilt the sea water pump that draws sea water into the heat exchanger and pushes it out the exhaust. Comparing it to the radiator in your car... the sea water is the equivalent to the air that flows through your radiator.
Tomorrow we re-install the entire system and give it another test. If all goes well, I plan to depart on Wednesday. Coincidentally, that is the start of the next favorable weather window. The low pressure systems bringing snow and ice to the North East, will have passed north of here. A cold front will move in bringing a nice high pressure system behind it. That means, I should have winds from the north gently pushing me south for several days.
I plan to go non-stop to Miami. I do not have time to make stops along the way. I'm not really in great sailing shape, but the conditions should not warrant more.
Tomorrow, I'll post the results of the cooling system test along with a few pictures . It's really nice here. The big houses along the water have all their Christmas lights up.
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