We were all up bright and early this morning so we could go for breakfast at the local restaurant. Talk about your good deals. The works for around $5. Just what we needed ….. more food. If we stayed here much longer we wouldn’t be able to make it through the cabin doors.
As we were departing the dock, Gerry realized our bow thruster was not working. Guess the excessive use of the thruster yesterday to get the boat to the dock had caused a problem. After we were underway heading down the river, Linda took over at the helm and Gerry went down below to see if he could find the problem. After a couple of hours of sweating in the engine room and the forward stateroom, he had determined it wasn’t the fuses, nor was it the actual motor. As we approached the Mississippi, Gerry decided to return to the helm and wait until we were docked to troubleshoot some more.
We arrived at the Port Charles Harbor Marina at approximately 1:00 p.m. Pulling into the fuel dock and then into our slip was a bit of a challenge without the bow thruster, but the Captain managed nicely. Once we were settled in, Gerry returned to his troubleshooting and finally determined it was the switch in the forward cabin. We walked up to the ships store at the marina and they had an exact replacement. We purchased a few other items, including charts of the Upper Mississippi, and returned to the boat where Gerry promptly replaced the switch and …. YES … everything worked great.
We were very pleased with this marina. The fuel and slip fees are the cheapest that we have seen on the trip. The water was a bit thin getting in, but once here, things have been great. They have Boat US discounts on everything which lowered the cost even more. The staff has been terrific and the pastries in the morning – very good. We highly recommend this place (Port Charles Marina – St. Charles, Missouri).
During the rest of the day Gerry did a few chores on the boat and Linda did laundry. Later on in the evening, we took the courtesy van and went to Sams and Walmart for provisioning and Chevy’s for dinner. We were certainly glad we had a GPS on board. We don’t think we would have found our way back to the boat without it.
We unloaded all our stuff and then to bed. Sorting and putting away will have to wait until morning.
As we were departing the dock, Gerry realized our bow thruster was not working. Guess the excessive use of the thruster yesterday to get the boat to the dock had caused a problem. After we were underway heading down the river, Linda took over at the helm and Gerry went down below to see if he could find the problem. After a couple of hours of sweating in the engine room and the forward stateroom, he had determined it wasn’t the fuses, nor was it the actual motor. As we approached the Mississippi, Gerry decided to return to the helm and wait until we were docked to troubleshoot some more.
We arrived at the Port Charles Harbor Marina at approximately 1:00 p.m. Pulling into the fuel dock and then into our slip was a bit of a challenge without the bow thruster, but the Captain managed nicely. Once we were settled in, Gerry returned to his troubleshooting and finally determined it was the switch in the forward cabin. We walked up to the ships store at the marina and they had an exact replacement. We purchased a few other items, including charts of the Upper Mississippi, and returned to the boat where Gerry promptly replaced the switch and …. YES … everything worked great.
We were very pleased with this marina. The fuel and slip fees are the cheapest that we have seen on the trip. The water was a bit thin getting in, but once here, things have been great. They have Boat US discounts on everything which lowered the cost even more. The staff has been terrific and the pastries in the morning – very good. We highly recommend this place (Port Charles Marina – St. Charles, Missouri).
During the rest of the day Gerry did a few chores on the boat and Linda did laundry. Later on in the evening, we took the courtesy van and went to Sams and Walmart for provisioning and Chevy’s for dinner. We were certainly glad we had a GPS on board. We don’t think we would have found our way back to the boat without it.
We unloaded all our stuff and then to bed. Sorting and putting away will have to wait until morning.
A stilt house in progress
and a finished slilt house. I'd hate to carry in the groceries.
The town of Grafton, IL
Cute decorative lighthouse on the shore
The Grafton Harbor Marina in Grafton, IL. We bypassed this marina and instead stayed at the Port Charles Harbor Marina in St. Charles, MO.
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