We caught a fuel bug on the ICW 😷(Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 84)
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In this episode we start our trek south down the ICW at mile 0 in Norfolk VA. We are racing to get out of the way of a nor’easter and leave well before sunrise trying to make it to CoinJock NC where there is good protection at the marina.
While motoring the last few miles to Coinjock into twenty eight knots of breeze we observe another rpm drop on the diesel engine. We are beginning to think we may have a caught a diesel bug while the boat sat unused in Annapolis for a month. We dig out our DIY fuel polishing system consisting of a strainer, electric pump, and baja filter. We used this setup previously with good results.
With the fuel polished we make our way down to Alligator River. We decide to linger in this anchorage waiting out a cold snap. Calico Skies is very comfortable in cold weather with our installed force air diesel heater.
Once the weather warms up we decide to explore this area a bit more. In typical years we fly through the ICW and don’t really get off the boat. We find a spot to land the dinghy and explore the marsh lands by foot. We are. inspired to have our first bonfire since back in the Ragged Islands back in June.
0:00 Intro
0:35 ICW Begins
1:30 Recap
2:28 Dirty Fuel?!
3:10 Filter change & DIY Fuel Polishing
6:03 Off to the Alligator River
8:07 Dinghy mission exploring North Carolina swamplands
14:00 First Bonfire in a while!
14:55 On the move again to Alligator-Pungo Canal
19:48 Another beautiful sunset
20:06 Coming up next week!
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