Stats.

Stats from Sarasota, FL to Mobile, AL:

•       Nautical miles-5045 (5802 statute miles).
•       Engine hours-762.
•      Genset hours-536.
•      Diesel used-4,985 gallons.
•       Diesel price-high $5.83 (Eleuthera); low-$3.61 (New Jersey).
•      Nautical miles per gallon-1.01.
•      Gallons per hour-high-15.45 (In Atlantic running full throttle); Low-2.63 (Mississippi River running with current).
•       Mayday calls recorded by AIS-one-Georgian Bay Canada (we were too far away to help, but reported it to Canadian Coast Guard).
•     17 US states visited, 2 foreign countries. 

Repairs along the way:

• ·        Changed port raw water pump (In Bahamas with help from mechanic).
• ·         Changed Genset fuel pump (In Bahamas, I did it with spare).
• ·         Changed Genset 8 amp fuse (Had to have specialty fuse delivered to the Bahamas by Stan.  I now carry spares).
• ·         Genset impeller (I changed it with spare).
• ·         New auto pilot (Raymarine mechanic in Daytona, FL).
• ·         New spotlight-Jacksonville.
• ·         New aft bilge pump (I changed with spare).
• ·         Another new spotlight-Grafton, IL. (West Marine gave me new one since old one was a West Marine purchase).
• ·         Starboard raw water pump (I changed with spare at Green Turtle Bay).
• ·         Engine synchronizer-I ordered part and fixed on Great Lakes.
• ·         Had starboard engine aligned in Chicago.
• ·         Props balanced at Green Turtle Bay.
• ·         Had hole in dinghy repaired in New York.
• ·         I performed three oil and filter changes along the way and changed the engine zincs. I had spare filters and engine zincs on board.
• ·         I had to change the bottom zincs in the Bahamas, and had not brought spares.  Stan brought them when he visited.  I used my SCUBA equipment to change them.  Spares are readily available in the States, but rare in the Bahamas.