Less than a week till Spring and the temps are getting warmer and the fever is hitting harder. The rudder has been repaired and the engine work is starting. Something called engine stringers are being checked. I think it has to do with supporting the engine. Something else I need to learn. At least i know what a tachometer is! That and the engine mounts are being replaced as well. The marina had Soteria in the water and the Yanmar performed great. Replacing the cutlass bearing helped take away a lot of the shaking. Elden wants to put a three blade prop on. That should help with propwalk. That's when the boat is in reverse and wants to go in a direction other than straight.
Plans to go in May are progressing as well. We are discussing whether or not to stay in NC or put our home base in FL. No state income tax! We'll see what we decide when we get there.
Hopefully we can get some photos to post in the future. Next post will be the reason and definition of Soteria's name...