June 9th- Solomons Island to Weems Creek/ West Annapolis MD

Our run up the bay to Annapolis almost went really well. While I don’t believe I completely solved our fuel issues the engine seemed to run well “almost” all day. While pushing toward the Severn River near Annapolis I started to notice more steam and less water coming from our exhaust. We have an overheat alarm but it wasn’t going off. The problem could be that we were close to overheating but hadn’t quite achieved the tipping point. We don’t have a temperature gauge so I can’t actually see the temperature rise. We slowed down and things got better.

Naval Academy

We met up again with Autumn Bourne and dropped the hook in Weems Creek for a few days. They have been here visiting friends.

This was our first time in Weems Creek. It’s in the neighborhood of West Annapolis. There is good dinghy access to shore. The tree lined banks are very scenic and protected.

June 10th through 12th- Weems Creek/ West Annapolis MD

We’ve explored some of the neighborhood. There is a bakery, cafe, and decent pizza all within walking distance. We also have a good grocery store and a Walgreens Pharmacy with an embedded liquor store. Odd to have pharmaceuticals and liquor all under one roof! I was told that West Annapolis was a very run down neighborhood at one time but it’s great now.

Most of my time here has been spent on solving engine problems. The overheating issue was tracked down and the culprit was a broken raw water impeller. Part of the impeller was blocking the flow of cooling water. Due to a water pressure problem a seal was blown on the raw water pump. Many engine things were pulled apart and cursed at. Lynne took an Uber to a Yanmar deisel parts supplier and acquired a sea water pump. Everything was put back together. At this point I again changed the primary fuel filter since it appears we still have junk in the deisel tank. This will probably be an ongoing issue until I can clean the tank.

We will be moving again on Tuesday and in a few days should be going up the NJ coast with Autumn Bourne. They have an extra crew member on board to help with the passage. We can only hope for calm seas, a southerly wind, and a functional deisel engine.

Some scenes from Weems Creek.

Evergreen anchored in West Annapolis.