Day 113, Sunday October 13-Turkey day

Day 113 Sunday October 13

Dawson is up early to undertake the engine repair.  We have had a leaky radiator pump for a week and now have the parts we need to change it out.  All in all it takes about 4 hours, but it is completed successfully.  Our first major engine maintenance job. 

River boat on Hudson

Lighthouse

We leave the dock at Hop on Nose by 1:00 heading south down the Hudson.  We make it to Poughkeepsie and grab a mooring ball for the night.  There is quite a bit of logs etc. floating around so you need to keep a watch for floating debris and boats.  There are some interesting boats that head past us.  We rock and roll a bit if a boat goes past, but we are getting used to that on the river.

Dawson dinghies to shore and the motor starts up no problem.  It has been at least a month since it has been used.

We install our new motor mount then sit down to a lovely turkey dinner on the boat. 

Cheers
Julie and Dawson