We had two mechanics from Sheplar’s Marine work on the
transmission and repack the stuffing box today. Corey and Tyler did an
excellent job on replacing the output shaft seal and replacing the stuffing box
packing. They were polite and directly went to work on the project. Corey took
great care at getting everything completed correctly. When he noticed the
engine was a bit out of alignment he corrected that problem as well. I can
highly recommend Sheplar’s Marine and Corey and Tyler.
We departed Straits Harbor Marina at 1 pm and crossed under
the Mackinac Bridge. It is an awesome
sight. Traffic flow is always moving,
but it slows up substantially behind the big log trucks rolling north and south
as they slow for the rise in the bridge.
From there on it was 6 hours across Northern Lake Michigan –
a brisk breeze and some rolling waves which all calmed down by late
afternoon. We came into Beaver Island
Marina at 7 pm. The office had already
closed so we found our slip and tied up.
The harbormaster called us on the phone to give us the key codes for the
shower and restrooms before she left.
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| Big Mac, in the sunshine |
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| A shoal marker at Grave's Reef |
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| A freighter passes the Grave's Reef Lighthouse |
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| The Arthur M. Anderson, I believe at one time a US Steel ship |
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| Grave's Reef lighthouse, lots of Cormorants |
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| Beaver Island Harbor Entrance |
So you're already on Lake Michigan, but you won't cross your wake in the next 2 weeks? Didn't realize Lake Michigan is that big. It was over 100* here again today, but we're looking ahead to next week when the highs will be in the low 60s where we are. Totally different wardrobe than we're wearing now, but a welcome break :-)
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