2025-10-19 Another week at the dock in Bridgeton

We are still at the dock, helping our friend Tracy on her boat Phoenix Rising.

Our days have pretty much been, get up, eat breakfast and clean up, then head over to Phoenix Rising and work.   We have had some delays, waiting for parts to get shipped in, but have gotten the electrical work all finished. 

Dean tearing out the old stuff, and Tracy head deep in a cabinet helping to feed wiring

 

Its nice to be short when installing items in a tight cabinet

Tracy has been focused on getting her watermaker installed.  Had to make a few runs into town to get supplies, which always takes more time than you think as well.

 

Always fun to see the bears in New Bern, lovely flowers everywhere as well.

Stopped at hardware store to get parts

Monday we had a nice break and went out for lunch with our friends Jerry and Donna off Bluejacket, who live in Oriental.  Delicious meal, and great to see them and spend time with them.  Having such a good time forgot to take photos.   However Dean did forget his wallet there.  Luckily they found it and he got it the next day. 

The very old worn out wallet was recovered

Tuesday Toby and Dave off Jandals came over with donuts for all, and we had a nice break talking about boat projects.   

Tuesday evening was another good night, as we headed to Oriental to have Buy one get one free pizza at Silos, and were joined by Ed and Cathy on What If, Jerry and Donna on Bluejacket, Tracy on Phoneix Rising, and Dave and Toby of Jandals.

 

The whole gang enjoying pizza

Wednesday the boat projects for Tracy continued. You know how boat projects go – fix one thing, find another.  That has been the theme the last few days

Kris forgot to hook up one wire on the port engine, but that was good, as without that we might have not found out the port engine battery was dead and needed replaced.  (No, Kris did not cause the battery to die).

We helped Tracy run new line for her jib sheet, and that was good because without that Kris would not have found out that most her spinlock clutches were not working properly and needed rebuilt.

Dean helped Tracy install bigger blocks on her dinghy lift and added a block to make it easier to lift her heavy dingy.

Friday we walked up to a local bakery, and got a few treats.   Nice way to start the morning, however it is getting cold in the mornings, down to 45 one morning.  Time to head south.

Our yummy treats from the bakery

Dean took some time to organize his side of the closet.  When he moved on the boat 5 years ago, he packed all his clothes and put them in the closet.   You all know Dean, he hasn't seen the clothes in the bottom of the closet for 5 years.   So pulled them all out, and found 3 nice jackets he forgot he had which will be handy in the cold weather.  Also found a bunch of clothes that he will not wear that we will donate, and some old worn stained stuff that was time to get rid of.   He also found a shirt that we got in 1993 still in good shape.  Its from Monitor windvanes, and we got it when we installed a monitor windvane our on first cruising boat that we took from Seattle, WA down into Mexico.

Dean in his old shirt

Today more projects on Tracy's boat, and getting ready to head out on Tuesday.