Well, the final hookup of the rudder was completed this afternoon as well as the final items on our list of things to be repaired while here in Savannah. Now, when they return our cushions which they had to redo and our dinghy motor gets back from the repair shop, we should be good to go. Hopefully, we'll be able to begin north again on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.

I completed the installation of the new Echo Charger and windlass switches this afternoon and it seems that the battery is now receiving a full charge.

Nancy spent the day cleaning the barnacles and beard from the bottom of the dingy and it now looks pretty darn good.

While changing the fuel filters today, it was discovered that our rear main seal in the engine was leaking a little. The mechanic here suggested that to save money we do the same with it as we are with the transmission leak - just keep an eye on the levels and fill as necessary.

It has really been unbelievable the problems we have had with this boat. Obviously, we made a huge mistake in buying the boat without having a survey done. Although, I'm not sure how many of these problems would have been found by a surveyor. There is no need in our looking back nor second guessing our decision to buy. We just need to look to the future, hope most of the serious problems have been taken care of and try to enjoy the rest of this adventure.

Leaving Savannah after 6 weeks will seem strange but IO am certainly looking forward to heading north again.