We awoke to rain, low clouds and a bit of wind so we were glad to be in port. Today was a day for boat maintenance and it was good to have Bob on board to help. First we check the pencil zincs in the engine. These are sacrificial zincs that are screwed directly into the engine to help prevent corrosion. As we’ve not been in salt water, which is much more corrosive, the zincs were fine and we didn’t need to change. Next we did an oil change, an easy but messy job. There is a small pump that pumps all the old, dirty, used oil out of the engine and then, by reversing the pump, pumps all the new oil right back in to the engine. The messy part is changing the oil filter. The design of the filter - horizontal to the top of the engine makes it impossible to remove without spilling a bunch of oil all over. That spilled oil then runs down the side of the engine and drips all over the bilge…it take a lot of shop towels to clean it all up. Finally we cleaned the engine strainers. I guess I should have taken some pictures of the process but my hands were covered with oil…
After we cleaned up we decided it was time for a walk. The rain had mostly stopped so off we went to to do a bit of exploring.
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| The library - photo for Melanie! |
The city is doing its best to stay vibrant. They have a public art exhibit….
There are lots of interesting old buildings and tons of restaurants.
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| This one looks like Modern Gothic revisionist style…. |
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| This is a St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church….very prominent in a town with lots of churches |
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| Some beautiful old homes in town |
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| Obligatory beautiful sunset! |
After our walk we returned to the boat to watch some NFL football and then a movie on Prime. Dinner was Dominos Pizza delivered to the boat and broccoli. We’ve done a great job using up perishables so not much left.
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