Back Again

We waited around this morning until about 10 for the tide to turn, then motored back to shady harbor. With the mast down I was able to rig a large sun awning so that we could escape the worst of the heat. Tomorrow is supposed to bring cooler weather once again.

The only thing left to do before heading for Champlain is to haul the boat and to change the propeller pitch. Correspondance with Bud Taplin and with the manufacturer, MaxProp, convinced me that the pitch change that Al Hatch did in Fort Lauderdale on the survey day was wrong. I'm getting far too little motion per revolution and that leads to high engine RPMs and overheating. At least that's the theory.

Fortunately, the MaxProp is the only propeller that allows one to change the pitch. Unfortunately, it required haulling the boat out of the water for each adjustment.

Tonight we'll spend the night in West Charlton.