The wind is blowing 20-25, the skies are overcast and the temp is 79 here at Emerald Bay. It is a great place to relax while the waves pound the breakwater. We watched a 100+ foot megayacht go out yesterday and the waves were breaking up over their bow. We are still enjoying the facilities here and catching up on boat projects.

Took the head pump apart yesterday only to find that the gasket we needed wasn’t in the rebuild kit, so just cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled the pump. At least the leak is on the fresh water side!

The water in the marina here is perfectly clear, so we can check out the underside of boats. Looks like the bolts I replaced on the weed shoe between the rudder and keel are all still there. This used to be a salt pond that was dredged and stabilized with concrete walls before adding a channel to Exuma Sound. There isn’t much life on the bottom, but a Spotted Eagle Ray has come under the boat a couple of times. The couple on the boat next to us came in on Friday and passed a Sperm Whale in sixty feet of water just outside the entrance channel.

Received a prompt reply to my plea for advice to the autopilot dealer back in NC. He suggested isolating the problem to the remote head by disconnecting it and using the wireless remote instead. If the problem goes away we know where it lies.

We enjoyed watching “The Davinci Code” last night. Emerald Bay has a free DVD lending library which is very nice on rainy days.

Beth’s still got a little touch of cold and sore throat.