Oriental NC

We're settled in Oriental to have our last bit of engine work done at Sailcraft Service. They are an excellent yard and we'd like to have had all our work done here. In the pic below you can (barely) see the slippage the engine has done as it settled. The lower left arrow points to the temporary fix I did by placing a stainless steel pole beneath the wood block that the engine mounts rest on. The mount is the red circle, and you can see the washers underneath that are a temporary support. The whole thing has sunk the engine down about a half inch on the left side. This is bad, as it throws the engine out of alignment with the prop. Anyway, it all comes out and gets new supports, engine room painted pretty white and secured like Fort Knox.
In more fun news, we've really enjoyed Oriental. A nice town that is definitely a sailing town, and the Halloween party last Sat was a lot of fun. We'll be off to Beaufort next week, and ready to blast south.