Annapolis, Maryland: Spa Creek Municipal Mooring: September 29, 2020
Marc- Another day here in Annapolis due to weather. I've included some more photos of homes seen while walking in this city. Today was a day to do boat projects. We sprang a leak in our water system yesterday with water spraying out of a closed space beneath the stove. Some disassembly of the boat internal structure was required and I found a blown out plastic hose. I resected the hose 8 inches and reattached the rest. Time to replace the hose completely soon. The next project was to discover the source of the recurring starting problem. I tried a new approach today with Brian Gilmartin (who is an electrician) on facetime looking at the problem and Brother Michael helping me in person. Ours tests showed that the starting battery was only putting out 50% of its cranking capacity and let's just say not usually enough to start the engine on its own. The problem stems from running the battery switch on "both" for the past month or so. We bought a new battery for bank # 2 (the engine starting battery) and vow not to mix the two battery banks, except in an emergency. (Bank #1 is the "house bank," powering everything but the engine).
Dinner was with Michael aboard Fidler's Green We enjoyed Southern Barbecue from "Mission Barbecue": ribs, pulled chicken. green beans, corn bread and six different sauces. It was outstanding. We are currently in a major rain event that the harbormaster came over to warn us about earlier. The State has closed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for this evening due to high winds and heavy rain.
Two views of our sleeping space and our search for the engine starting gremlin:
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