We pull up the anchor early and follow "Magic Reunion" into to GIWW only to have the engine die, again. Bobby heads back into the engine room, while Troy and Jenny do the hip tow tie-up with Tom's boat, again. As we slowly pass Port Arthur, TX, tugs with barges in tow and oil tankers are passing us and sucking water out from under us. Even though Bobby is changing fuel filters and bleeding the system, repeated tries do not restart the engine.
Early afternoon, we anchor at Shell Island rafted up to "Magic Reunion" and still keep going over the fuel system. Finally, the decision is made to try adding fuel to the auxillary tank we've been running off of, Bobby fiddles around with the tank selector valves, and finally the engine starts! Sometimes when you think you've filled a tank, because it foams up with fuel at the mouth, it's actually only foaming due to fuel back up when filling up a little too fast. A successful switch over to the main fuel tank, so we are ready to go for tomorrow. Lesson learned: start with the basics, the fix is usually simple.
Early afternoon, we anchor at Shell Island rafted up to "Magic Reunion" and still keep going over the fuel system. Finally, the decision is made to try adding fuel to the auxillary tank we've been running off of, Bobby fiddles around with the tank selector valves, and finally the engine starts! Sometimes when you think you've filled a tank, because it foams up with fuel at the mouth, it's actually only foaming due to fuel back up when filling up a little too fast. A successful switch over to the main fuel tank, so we are ready to go for tomorrow. Lesson learned: start with the basics, the fix is usually simple.
