Monday

We arrived at 0400 local. Dataw Island marina is in South Carolina a few miles from the Georgia border. We carried our supplies to the boat and I gave Aaron the nickle tour. We hit the rack at about 0700 local just as the sun was breaking the horizon. The alarm sounded noon and our day got off to a rather late start. Aaron headed off to town to get supplies and necessary parts for upcoming projects on the boat. I wired and tested the VHF radio then set to work on the head. I worked on the head until I reached a stopping point where I needed a part. The previous owner of this vessel was a bit shy on seamanship, consequently there are a lot of jimmy-rigged parts and there has been a decided lack of necessary maintenance. For example when the drain seacock (valve) is opened for the head it immediately begins to anti-siphon and tries its damndest to flood the boat. This renders it practically useless. I moved on to the fresh water system and after some repairs got the water flowing in the galley. Meanwhile Aaron returned with the goods, he had managed to purchase nearly everything on our lists in record time. He then set about cleaning the galley and organizing the supplies. Dinner consisted of Lean Hot Pockets and another Lean Hot Pocket, thank god for microwaves. All in all we accomplished a great deal all things considered and we are looking forward to another productive day tomorrow.

Cheers
JD