{"id":35,"date":"2022-07-06T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.182\/findingneverland\/?p=35"},"modified":"2022-08-26T20:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:54:23","slug":"three-steps-forward-three-steps-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/three-steps-forward-three-steps-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Steps Forward, Three Steps Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;We&#8217;ve been stranded for days at sea, surviving on raw fish we speared with a stick whittled from a piece of deck railing&#8230;Jackson may have salmonella&#8230;losing his will to live minute by minute&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just kidding..we needed some comedy relief!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left the marina this morning at 10:45 after the mechanic bled the fuel system.&nbsp; We were sure the cause of the air in the lines was due to a loose filter cap and after bleeding we idled for an hour before heading out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.182\/findingneverland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jacksonoptions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jacksonoptions.jpg 480w, https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jacksonoptions-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Jackson looking for options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three miles later&#8230;we lost power&#8230;the same exact way&#8230;Neverland just slowed then stopped.&nbsp; Another tow back to the marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.182\/findingneverland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" width=\"712\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tow.jpg 480w, https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tow-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption>Not our favorite view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill, our wonderful mechanic, came down right away and began looking over other possible reasons for loss of fuel.&nbsp; Then he found it.&nbsp; We have been running the entire time off of the starboard fuel tank..none from the port tank&#8230;the valve was off to that side and the fuel gauge is only looking at that tank, which showed almost full.&nbsp; So, essentially, we ran out of diesel&#8230;and it sucked air into the lines.&nbsp; When he primed the fuel lines earlier in the morning, we had just enough to get us out 3 miles before it ran out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SO&#8230;the fuel tank situation is fixed.&nbsp; We idled here at the marina (which is very nice, by the way) for over an hour this evening and all went well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lehman 120 Repair\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eno-R6I8Jr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Bill, the diesel guru, listening to the sweet sound of a Lehman 120<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our plans are to head out in the morning around 7:00.&nbsp; There really isn&#8217;t any way to describe how nervous we are..fingers crossed that we can have a day without needing to get TowBoat US involved.&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.182\/findingneverland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinasunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" width=\"698\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinasunset.jpg 480w, https:\/\/findingneverland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinasunset-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><figcaption>A beautiful sunset tonight at the marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;We&#8217;ve been stranded for days at sea, surviving on raw fish we speared with a stick whittled from a piece of deck railing&#8230;Jackson may have salmonella&#8230;losing his will to live minute by minute&#8230; Just kidding..we needed some comedy relief! 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