We installed a Yanmar 54 hp with transmission, exhaust hose, shifter and control cables. Now almost everthing in the boat is new. We were lucky that the motor packed it in at San Francisco and not some deserted beach on our trip south. Ouch ! as Al Oliver would say that takes a few dollars out of the crusing budget.
Before I carry on with our trip the month that we spent in Sausalito we ran into a few interesting people. First off the crew at List Marine took us under there wing, ( the wives of the mechanics would ask how those Canadians were doing and would drop off treats ) The owner Tom took us to his home for food and drinks with his friend Vicky and Tom's wife Suzanne.
One of the characters that we meet was Suzie, mid 40's, she would row in every day and dock here dingy to go varnishing. One night after a few rums she was telling us that she had been anchored in the bay for 27 years ( no that is not a mis typing ). Although she said it was not all on the same boat.
Time is a ticking and we needed to be underway. So after a month in the yard we are ready to head out the gate. We stock the boat take her out for a few hours of running around the bay to make sure every thing is working. At the end of the day we notice a small amount of oil in the bilge, so the next day we take it back to the yard. After a few hours, we get the word that the oil leak is fixed, but there is a fuel leak ( a defective part). Unfortunately the only part is in the eastern US, and between not shipping it out on time and then sending it to the wrong side of the states we are in the yard for another week.
Now our daughter - in -law had to rebook her tickets from San Diego to San Francisco.
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