Ernie's Website and Blog
On New Years Day the weather was cool, so I anchored in Sunrise Bay, about 1/2 mile from my house “as the crow flies”. I rigged the inflatable and dropped it in the water at George English Park near my house. Parking is scarce at the dock so I typically take the trailer home and ride my bicycle to the park. I lock it up and leave it there and jump in the dinghy and run up to the sailboat at Oakland Terrace condos. I then have wheels at the park when I return in the dinghy. Logistics-R-Me !
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I was worried that the part of the broken alternator bracket bolt that was left in the engine would not be accessible, but it was. I was able to get it out thanks to good ol’ vise grips. 
The rest of the alternator bracket is a little wonky so I’m gonna work on that and get a new and hopefully stronger bolt.
Now that I finally have my blog set up I have engine problems due to the broken bolt above so I’m limping at 3 miles an hour to Capt’n Butcher’s Marina in Sebastian where I will tie up for a month to work on the engine. It’s probably a simple fix but I might as well stay a month and explore the Indian River around here it’s gorgeous
Monday, December 9
After staying overnight at anchor for the previous couple of nights, I stayed at the Titusville Municipal Marina to get fuel and supplies, as well as do laundry. The marina is pleasant with a nice gazebo with BBQ grill and VIP lounge and screen in patio with a big screen TV. After doing laundry, I got a Lyft to Publix for groceries and ice. Left about 9:30am.
Pleasant weather, not as cold as earlier in the trip when it was in the 40s or colder at night. This sunset photo was taken at the park next to Titusville Marina.
Sunday, December 8
Saturday December 7
Flagler Beach was a nice spot to anchor, in a lake near the Sea Ray factory. It was nice to have the lake to myself, except for a few folks fishing on the shore and in some small fishing boats.
New Smyrna Beach was an adventure, a stupid bridge tender held me up for a half an hour. The bridge is on a schedule, opens on the hour and half hour. I got there right on time, but instead of using the official name of the bridge, I was calling on the VHF for the New Smyrna Beach bridge (the only drawbridge in town). By the time I looked it up and called on the cell phone, it was a minute after the hour and he make me wait 1/2 hour which put me at my anchorage around dark so I couldn’t see very well and bumped the bottom. Grrrrrrr fortunately I was able to get into deeper water and motored to a better defined location and stayed overnight on the hook.
