PART TWO - The pucker factor: full moon king tide changed two bridges from 65' clearance to 63'--and we really need 62' clearance! Our New Bern anchorage was behind two 65' fixed bridges, one highway lift bridge and a swinging railroad bridge--what an adventure! #sailinglife #SailingtheGalaxSea #starsloop #boatlife #sliceoflife

Just a sunset at anchor. #sailinglife #sliceoflife #boatlife #boatdog #SailingtheGalaxSea

Preparations to cast off again!#boatlife #SailingtheGalaxSea #boatdog #Oriental #sliceoflife

we sailed southeast for 30 miles to round the tip of Brant island Shoals, then around and up to Grace Harbor! #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Another day kicked back waiting for the high winds southeast of us to abate...finished a few projects!#boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea #boatmaintenance

We took Mr. Patches ( our dinghy ) on the 3 mile trip to pickup our mail when we noticed a boat with similar lines as GalaxSea sitting near the shallows so we went by to check if they needed help! #sliceoflife #boatlife #dinghy #SailingtheGalaxSea

Always nice when the weather calms down and we can relax! of course our new generator quit starting, but that is a story for future-Doug to relate... #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Before I returned from our grandson's birthday trip, the guys from @tjsmarinaandboatyard (Mahlon & TJ) helped Angie move the boat over to River Forest Grand Mansion Marina and replaced the bad waterpump! #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea #tjsmarinaandboatyard #Disneyland

We're on both sides of the country: Angie on GalaxSea in North Carolina @tjsmarinaandboatyard and I flew to Arizona then California for our grandson's 2nd birthday and annual Disneyland adventure! #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Fun Project: adding motion sensors and LED lights to the stairs leading down into each hull! #boatlife #boatmaintenance #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Power management and maintain electrical luxuries: We have 1200+ amp hour capacity in our Dakota lithium bank and generate more that 1200 watts on sunny days. Heavily clouds & Storms lower panel generation as low as 15 watts. While waiting for temp haulout, we are learning how to supplement by using the generator to top off the battery bank's State of Charge ! (SOC) #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea #victronenergy

With Cassie's (starboard engine) upgraded, I went ahead and performed the same upgrades & maintenance on Nova ( port engine ). #boatlife #boatmaintenance #SailingtheGalaxSea #sliceoflife

Well, raw water discharges (pees/spits) again! Hopefully, this take care of the overheating issue! Replaced the seaflow strainer, old hoses, the impeller! #boatmaintenance #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Heading in. I will replace the impeller, clean the heat exchanger, upgrade the raw water strainer, and cycle the saildrive oil again while we wait for seal kits to arrive and to be hauled out for half a day while the seals get replaced. #boatlife #sliceoflife #boatmaintenance #SailingtheGalaxSea

(Anchored in Pantego creek, NC) I created a new HD bridle out of our Morgan's bridle! The boat's prior owners put on an awesome new HT chain but it's 3/8" (10mm) and the windlass gypsy is only 5/16" causing the chain to jump & pop, it's going to hit and crack gelcoat at some point! time to order a correctly sized Gypsy!#SailingtheGalaxSea #boatlife #anchor #sliceoflife

So the starboard engine overheated after an hour [impeller and strainer]. while troubleshooting, i found water in the saildrive oil in not one but BOTH saildrives. this will call for an urgent haulout and seal replacement before getting back underway! #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea #boatmaintenance

Well, we departed the marina!!! "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." — Winston Churchill. #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Nobody borrows this cute little van, they grab the Automatic Suv--I had wanted to use this one since we got here. Had an excuse today! It's like the tiny vehicles we see in many K-Dramas. 😀 Loved it! Reminded me of my Suzuki Jeep I owned on Guam!!! #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

I spent most of the weekend seeking and destroying a Gremlin that ate our port nav light--stalled our departure until high tide tomorrow! Boat🤪 #boatlife #boatmaintenance #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea

Running Rigging Maintenance! Don't Fear the Reaper! I had replaced the broken garden pulley on the port lazyjack in May, now I'm replacing the starboard garden pulley with a quality marine block before we shove off this weekend! #boatmaintenance #boatlife #sliceoflife #SailingtheGalaxSea #mastclimber