Sunrise, sunset

Sodus Bay, NY sunrise

We planned to leave Sodus Bay to cross over to Cobourg on either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, depending on the weather forecast.  With no wind expected at either time, we knew we'd likely be motoring, so chose to do it in daylight.  We left Sodus Bay just before sunrise.  While still in the bay, as we were approaching the channel, I thought the engine sounded funny and checked to make sure water was coming out of the engine exhaust.  No water, only smoke.  Since there was no wind, and no one else on the water at 0530, Ed shut down the engine, and I had a look at the water filter.  It was full of weeds, but when I cleared those, there was still no water coming in the intake valve.  I guess we had a bunch of weeds stuck in there, thanks to the weedy marina.  Ed tried clearing the intake, but was unable to get the weeds out.  Instead, he disconnected the house water hose, and moved the engine intake hose to the house intake valve.  We were back in business.  I'm lucky to have such a smart husband!    

no wind, glassy lake

Several hours later, in the middle of the lake, with no wind, we turned off the engine to switch from one fuel tank to another, and Ed again tried to clear the valve, again with no luck.  No problem.  The current set up was working, and would get us to our destination.

Cobourg, ON sunset

The lake was completely flat and glassy, so at least the motoring was easy.  Every now and again we'd see a few ripples, but mostly it was calm, flat water, and hot, hazy, humid air.  About 11 hours after we left Sodus Bay, we were docked at the Cobourg fuel dock.  
Cobourg Marina has made some changes to their docks, reconfiguring F dock and adding a G dock.  Business must be good.  This is a real crossroads for boats heading in every direction, and when we're here, we always keep an eye out for familiar boats.