St Augustine - at a dock

 

There’s a section missing  next to the bridge and all the docks are empty awaiting the repair barge

The current at the Sister’s Creek anchorage was really ripping. We backed out into it and proceed south. The current was foul until we crossed the St Johns River after which we topped 9.4 kts! However, the event of the morning was that I finally got the Genset to run. The secret, I found, was to put the battery closer to the Genset with thick cables and not twenty feet away on smaller than spec cables. The original installation left many things to be desired. My first Genset only needed 100 amps to start, this one needs. 220 amps and the starting battery wiring was sized for the old Genset. Live and learn, I guess. 

Always, there’s wildlife around in Florida

The St Augustine Marina is undergoing major repairs to its docks. A long section is missing on the side towards the bridge. A barge is due tomorrow to start the process. To allow room for that, there are no boats docked on the northern side of the docks. Even with those docks missing, there are still open docks. We remain far ahead of the migration crowd. 

We’ll be here until Thursday morning when we move on to the Bethune Park anchorage. The weather is unseasonably cool. It’s not forecast to even reach 70 tomorrow. I can’t remember a past trip down with such cool weather! Hopefully, it’s not a sign of a cool winter in Florida. We were expecting temps in the 70s during January and Febuary.