Sunday was just another day in paradise. Blue skies, warmer
temps, but still no wind to speak of. We dropped the mooring at ~9:00 AM, waved
good-bye to the CIYC and headed back into Long Island Sound. We could see
Stamford well in the distance since it has the tallest building in that section
of Connecticut.
As we arrived at the mark around Shippan Point we heard a
flapping noise coming from the engine. Closer inspection showed our new
serpentine belt for the larger alternator started shredding and beating itself
to death against the engine. Of course, since we didn’t make that last trip to
Hanover, the spare was at home. Losing the alternator would not have been so bad
but the belt also drives the engine water pump. If this failed it would have
caused the engine to overheat so we throttled back and limped the last mile to
the marina.
Since we were 2 days early, we were given a temporary slip
on C dock. The slips are wide with floating, concrete docks and full length
finger piers. It is like walking on the sidewalk and certainly not what we’ve
been used to. We will also have to get used to the 8-10 foot tides that are
typical of this area.
Resolve at Seaview House Marina
leg (19.5 nm / 3h6m)
trip (275.1 nm / 41h43m)
We had lunch at my parents’ house, borrowed a car, and drove
Dave & Lois back to their car in Edgemere, MD. and drove our 2 cars back to
Hanover, PA
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