Stuart, FL windchill advisory

 Kerm here,

Yes, that's right.  We're in now in Stuart and there is a windchill advisory.  The temperature is 46 and the wind is blowing stink.  The chill is 30 degrees.  Ouch.  We have not been blessed with great weather since we left the St. Croix.  Sure a day here and a day there but not so good so far.  Better times are coming.

Currently we are at Hinkley Boat Yard where we are getting our generator looked at.  The charging system for the battery has given up the ghost.  It had been weak but now, nothing.  The parts will be here on Thursday so more money on our marina stay Vs anchoring.  Chris is big on naming things like the generator and named it Miracle.  Apparently Onan has teams building these things and we saw on the documentation that it was the Miracle team.  If we have any more trouble with it I'm going to choose another name and it probably won't be so cute. 

We chose this yard because it is right next the home of one of our previous boat buddies.  Vince and Mary Dell'Orefice aboard the Makalani traveled with us on and off from Uswego, NY to parts of Canada.  We had a wonderful time with them and were so happy when they contacted us a few weeks ago with an invite to visit. 

Another reason we chose this yard is that it is Hinkley.  Hinkley makes some of the highest quality boats around and it's just wonderful looking at all of their different models here in the marina.  If I won the lottery a Hinkley would be at or near the top of the list.  I would then build a climate controlled pole barn somewhere, stuff it inside and spend my time just waxing it.  On special occasions I would start it up and listen to it run.  The only time it would be used is when they spread my ashes on the St. Croix River.

Our trip from the Gulf to Atlantic was great.  We had the company of our friends aboard Misstickle who we had not seen since Demopolis, AL.  They are easy to travel with and are masters at finding free docks.  The night before last we both tied up to dolphins in Port Mayaca with a bow line to one and stern line to another.  Hey, it beats worrying all night thinking about anchor drag or wind shifts.  I like it.

Stay warm.