Fair Haven Or Bust!

We're sitting in a slip at the Titusville Municipal Marina in Titusville, Fl.  This is the first time we've tied up to a dock since we left Indiantown Marina on 4/1/12. We had visitors as we washed the boat. See video above. Dalliance's commissioning went well and she is in pretty good shape after spending almost a full year on the "hard" in the harsh Florida environment.  We had a section of our teak toe rail replaced as dry rot had set in.  We've stayed on moorings at Sunset Bay Marina in Stuart, Fl,  Vero Beach Municipal Marina Vero Beach, Fl and on a private mooring in Telemar Bay Eau Gallie, Fla.

Fellow sailors, Jon & Libby from Fair Haven
 on the hard at Indiantown 

We had a soft grounding incident in Vero Beach which required our first tow by Towboat US.  We're also experiencing some problems with our engine.  After the engine warms up it will stall when the throttle is put into neutral.  We've changed all the fuel filters, adjusted the idle speed, tightened all fuel lines and cleaned the fuel vents.  I'm going to treat the fuel with injector cleaner and hope the problem will be resolved.  All things considered our problems pale in comparison to those others are experiencing.  Friends we met on the way down were returning from the Bahamas when their transmission malfunctioned in the intracoastal near Fort Lauderdale.  We don't know how the problem is being resolved but we're sure it won't be cheap.  As we mentioned in our last post from Belize we decided not to bring Dalliance into the country.  The main reason is the extreme heat during the summer months.  The heat index in the months of August, September and October rose as high as 120 degrees.  The heat index is a combination of the air temperature and the relative humidity.  Suffice it to say it was REALLY HOT!  Having Dalliance back on Lake Ontario gives us a boating option in a cooler climate during the summer months.   We're a little over 100 miles into our 1600 mile journey back to Fair Haven NY.  Check in over the next few weeks for periodic updates.

Good-bye for now to the beach at ShanKri-La