Before leaving Fernandina Beach, FL this morning, we pulled into Florida Petroleum, a commercial fuel dock with very good prices. After putting in 400 gal at $2.09/gal (+ 7% tax) we then motored over to the city dock to take on water. John filled both tanks with water while Pam went into town to find a FEDEX box.
Marvel Mystery Oil is a highly recommended fuel additive as is StarTron. One improves lubricity and adds sulphur back while the other treats the fuel. Unfortuanately, they do NOTHING for fresh water! Yep, John dumped 8 fl oz of the StarTron into each fresh water tank and 16 fl oz of the Mystery Oil into the port tank before he caught himself.
Well, emptying the 300 gallons of water takes a heck of a lot longer than it does to fill it!! This delayed our departure from Fernandina for several hours. Hopefully, we got most of the stuff out or at least very diluted. It's always something!!
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Oh boy!! It just goes to show that no matter how experienced we are on the boats, there is always something to trip us up...but hey, at least you are on the boat and going south!! We just winterized our boat, or should I say, John winterized the boat and I packed up all the food and took it to the cottage...boo hoo. Got your email, when are you going to Maine, we are planning on flying up there in August. It would be neat to catch up with you there. We will be in Trenton near Bar Harbor.
Be safe and happy!
Maddie and John
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