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Working on an old boat is like a full time job! Cruising on the St John's River system ended for us in late May as we docked at Ortega Landing Marina. We enjoyed the American Amazon and all the little places to visit. The Marina at Ortega Landing is the nicest marina we have ever visited.      http://www.ortegalanding.com/ Everyday is a new adventure with things on this old boat. We are slowly replacing all of the lights with leds and repairing the wiring and fixtures along the way. You trust your bilge pump to run on demand Right? You expect switches to turn on and off Right? Jean noticed a bilge pump was running a lot and upon investigation we discover a new switch had stuck internally and the pump continued to run with no water in the bilge. I checked the other five bilge and sump pumps. A fairly new Sea Flo pump would not run, See picture. The switch was one of three I had bought on amazon. Well the warranty was up on the pump so I took it apart to see w

Suzsea chased lizards at every stop. This was at Hontoon Island Two Fishermen @ Hontoon Island Gators are everywhere on the river Lots of odd boats on the River. Most boaters are respectful of the no wake zones, except the weekenders can get rowdy We saw this boat several times and it appears to be homemade This river front bar and grill has issues. we do not recommend it  See  http://tinyurl.com/ozxo5bf The creeks off the river are awesome adventures. Astor Creek Marina is a good stop to explore from.  Blue Creek and other creeks are worth the trip and time to visit Blue Creek is across from Murphy's Creek and bot are accessible by dink or small craft. Across from Astor Bridge Marina is a fuel stop with some supplies. The nice people will take grocery orders for you.  The entrance to Astor Bridge Marina shows the rotting side of the grill. Georgetown Marina exposed to wakes from speeding fishermen. Georgetown Marin