Mobile Alabama - We're now in the Gulf of Mexico - Nov 2, 2016

Oct 30^th – It was a hot and sunny day.  I started off the day draining my engine oil and removing an oil hose to take it into a shop to build new hoses tomorrow.  I also figured out that I need a new generator fuel pump and will most likely replace it with a generic fuel pump since it appears Westerbeke fuel pumps suffer from issues and are way more expensive than a generic fuel pump.  In the afternoon we went to the Mobile Yacht Club and had a drink in the clubhouse and then spent the afternoon by the pool … what a great afternoon!  Later we had a large pot luck dinner with lots of great food and great company. 

Oct 31^st – It was a hot and sunny day again today.  We used the courtesy car this morning and went to Bayside rubber in Mobile to build us replacement oil hoses for our engines which will replace the hose that I used rescue tape on a while back.  When we got back to the boat I replaced the hoses, put new oil & filters on the engines and also changed the transmission fluid.  Maria went to West Marine and then went to talk to an onsite mechanic at the marina about a replacement fuel pump for our generator and he’s looking at ordering us one if they can get it for the right price.  Brian’s and Judy’s boat was pulled out today and they are flying out tomorrow for 2 months to see their family … we will definitely miss them!  We went out in the courtesy car again to visit the Bass Pro shop here which is incredible and afterwards we went to our last dinner with Brian and Judy L

 Nov 1^st – It was another hot and sunny day.  We walked to Middleton Marine to determine if they could find a replacement fuel pump for our Westerbeke generator.  They found a couple of options, however they had a Westerbeke fuel pump that was purchased for a job and then removed since it did not fix the customer’s issue.  Middleton Marine sold it to us for a fraction of the price and I installed it which fixed our generator issue.  I noticed the alternator belt was very worn thus I had them order 2 for me (a replacement and spare).  We are almost ready to move on from Dog River since all of our planned maintenance should be completed tomorrow.  Later we had dinner on our boat with Tom and Cathy.

Nov 2^nd – Once again it was a hot and sunny day.  We walked to Middleton Marine to pick up replacement alternator belts for our generator and then I installed a new belt.  Maria spent most of the day calling Florida marinas on the Gulf coast for a month stay from mid-December to mid-January.  The winner is Palm Island Marina which is close to our Canadian snowbird friends.  We used the courtesy vehicle here to go into Mobile with Tom and Cathy and then we had dinner on their boat.  Unfortunately we need to say goodbye to them since they will be flying back home on the weekend for 2 months to see their family.

Mobile Alabama

Military looking ships in Mobile

This coast guard vessel has its own helicopter

The birds must be eating all the leftovers

At the Mobile Yacht Club with the gang with the Gulf of Mexico behind us

Me and Brian enjoying the pool

There are birds everywhere

The Bass Pro Shop in Mobile is amazing

The first palm tree picture on this trip

Tom, Cathy and I in Mobile