Georgetown
During our stay in Georgetown to have the thrust bearing fixed we were impressed with the competence of the marina technicians at Georgetown Yacht Basin. Jim Nafzinger, Henry Long and the other technicians really knew their business. Ford and Ralph Hall were not only gracious hosts, but Ford, an engineer by training, lent technical assistance to us in placing our stabilizers.
There is only one problem with Georgetown Yacht Basin; it is close to NOTHING. The nearest town, Galena, has a food store, a liquor store, gas station and a tattoo parlor, plus three or four other small shops. It is three miles away.
The work took three weeks to complete. During that time I needed a passport photo and the closest place to get the photo was Middletown Del. It was 17 miles away. Jerie and I decided to ride our bikes over to Walgreens for the photo. Well 24 miles of biking is a real workout. Folks at the marina were of two minds on the trip. One group thought we were nuts. The others were impressed that we could do it.
We made some real friends at the boat yard, and when the job was done we were sorry to leave. Rick did a great job with the stabilizers; Mark got the salt water wash down installed so we can wash the anchor when we raise it. Henry got the fuel tanks secure so we will not be dumping costly diesel fuel into the water and Jim Nafzinger did a yeoman's job on the electronics, and all other items we needed. I am certain that Peking is finally ready for her extended voyaging, and I thank the Georgetown crew for the job.