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Prep for the Bahamas
I am s'posed to leave Stuart on Saturday to sail south to Lake Worth
inlet from where my daughter and her bf will sail with me over to West End. So: Today, I bought an electric diesel fuel pump in case the one I have now goes bad. This does happen and once happed right when I really wanted the diesel so at least I will have a spare. May buy a new battery to keep charged in reserve. So, the decision is whether to sail from Lake Worth inlet or from Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale). Lake Worth inlet is closer but with the gulf stream I calculate a transit time of 13.5 hrs WITHOUT the due easterly wind whereas from the more southerly Port Everglades with the Gulf Stream helping me it should take only 11.5 hours. However, Port Everglades is another 3/4 day south of Stuart (I can make 6 kts in calm water and 5.25 in chop). I will make my decision when I get there and see what th eweather will do. Right now it seems to be pure east wind meaning even more than the 13.5 hrs so I would opt for Port Evrglades if nothing changes. Cruising plans are for a short cruise of only two weeks before getting Ragtime to Marsh Harbor to have her hauled out for hurricane season and we will all fly back. My order for the SOLAS grade flares never arrived so I will sail with my 15 12 gage flares and a bunch of hand helds. If I can find some of the Pains Wessex flares I'll buy em. 3 hand compasses, 2 VHF, 2 GPS, new personal EPIRB, 3 inflatable life jackets each with strobes, 3 more regular life jackets, etc, etc. |
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