Frolic

Frolic
Frolic, our 2005 Mainship 30 Pilot II replaced Calypso in 2015

Friday, January 8, 2021

Ready in all respects for sea, sir!

Friday 8 January 2021 Demopolis, AL

The Vacuflush toilet motor, piston and pressure valve arrived today as did the piezo-electric alarm for the firefighting system in the engine room.  All were duly installed (I only had to disassemble the vacuum generator on the toilet system once to resolve a leaking o-ring.  Thus, we are in all respects ready for sea, or at least to proceed on to Bobby’s Fish Camp, about 93 miles down the waterway.

The plan is to call the Demopolis lock master (the dam is just a couple of miles away) on the phone at around 0530 tomorrow morning to get a handle on when he can give us a drop.  If it looks bad, back to sleep; otherwise, it will be hurry up and get moving!  That will be our only lock for the day.  Our last of fourteen locks is the Coffeeville lock just a mile or so south of Bobby’s Fish Camp where we will repeat tomorrow’s plan in an effort to see how far we can run in one day.  The rain we had over the last two days, while not an inundation, should give us a pretty good shove downstream as we exit the locks.  Winds are forecast from the NNW and not too strong tomorrow and more northerly but lighter the next day.  We are hoping for enough sun to help warm the cabin because it is going to be in the low forties both days. 

LATE ENTRY: 2006 trip up the Tombigbee Watery and the Tennessee River in Calypso, our 42-foot Grand Banks

THIS ENTRY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER POSTS ON THIS BLOG BECAUSE IT WAS ADDED EN BLOC 18 YEARS AFTER THIS TRIP. I WANTED TO ADD IT AT ...