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Current location Slip 45 B dock Solar project expense Repaired wall of galley  Docked at Murphy's Island Huckins new zincs Bottom with two coats Trinidad Going back in water All fixed up!  St John's River Murphy's Island

Sunrise over A dock Winter 2016 A dock on a winter morning  Our visit to Huckin's Boatyard caused us to take a serious look at the Marina to the East on the Ortega River. http://www.ortegalanding.com/ We had enjoyed our trip on the St. John's river the winter of 2015. My back needed a repair (number 3) and Jax has a good VA hospital for my other issues.                                                                                                                          The marina has been a pleasant stay as the amenities and the people are just wonderful. Some of the marinas we had stayed at on the St. John's were laid back and primitive. A few you could see nowhere...

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 apar...