In spite of the chilly weather and blustery wind, we went out and about on Wild Blue today. No destination, no schedule, just enjoying some time on the water. Little Izzy hasn't been on the boat since we came back from the Erie Canal cruise, so she got some boat time today, too. (Important to keep her hand [paw?] in it.) Even though it was a bit lumpy in the open areas, she did fine... hopped up on the aft dinette seat and tucked her little paws under... settled right in.
We chugged around for several hours and burned less than 3 gallons of fuel. The C-Dory can be very economical for a boat when you keep it to displacement speed. Check out the fuel burn...
Yeah, that's one whole gallon per hour, at about 6 knots...
And check out that water temp: 57.2º!! It was 62º just a few days ago. It was a kinda gray sky and the water was brownish green. Certainly not the "ideal" boating day... unless you have a comfortable pilothouse boat that protects you from the wind and spray... and the heater keeping it shirtsleeve comfortable inside... and a silky cat.
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