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A "Behind the Scenes" look at our camp at Grassy Creek Vineyard in Yadkin Valley. We love the Yadkin Valley! The wine country of North Carolina...yes, they have a wine country. It's beautiful, laid back and so far the people are very friendly. As you can see from the video, we are parked at Grassy Creek Vineyards. They were nice enough to offer us a parking spot for a couple of days while we explore the area. Don't worry fellow RV travlers...we are getting the scoop on overnight stays for you too! Stay tuned! http://gonewiththewynns.com Music: "Something Elated" by Broke For Free (brokeforfree.com/)
While crossing the Mona Passage, 35 nautical miles offshore, we ran into trouble with our Yanmar 4JH4E. We were motoring in light winds when we noticed a change in the exhaust pitch — turns out, seawater wasn’t flowing properly. We checked the impeller and, strangely, it looked intact… but it could spin freely by hand — not a good sign. After getting towed back to our anchorage at midnight (huge thanks to Michael, who came out and saved us!), we dug deeper and discovered that the gear inside the old water pump had worn down badly. It turns out the pump wasn’t making full contact with the internal gear, likely due to an aftermarket impeller and shallow gear engagement. We ordered a new OEM water pump from R&B Power in San Juan, and they were awesome — super responsive and got us the part