An engine mechanic at Zimmerman’s in Southport came aboard
to check out the continuing engine whine at a range of RPMs. He found one loose bolt on the alternator and
tightened the belts, then went on a spin with us down the river and back to
check out the sound under load. No
problem, he said, “Just the belts singing to us”. Dropping him off at the fuel dock we did a
“float by” and headed south at 10am.
Stopping about a mile into South Carolina we dropped anchor in the outer
section of the Calabash River, our first time to anchor in a river current as
it was maximum outgoing tide. By low
tide at 5pm it was only 5.5 feet deep.
Two sailboats anchored after us, farther up the river, and a shrimp boat
came in about 9pm home bound. Earlier
today we went through half a dozen inlets to the sea where tide direction
changed and shoals were prominent. We
read all the comments in Active Captain, proceeded slowly and had four eyes
watching markers and charts.
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