Day 8

June 29, 2006

About two hours out of Oriental, Dave noticed one of the engines was running hot. We called ahead to a boat yard on the route and found a Caterpillar mechanic who could take a look. Jerry spent over an hour looking at the engines, taking things apart, going on a ride, etc. In the end, Jerry found that our temperature gauges on the fly bridge are wrong. Good news that it wasn’t anything serious. We were willing to pay for the peace of mind.

About an hour later, the owner of the shop called to say he wasn’t going to charge us since all we did was take his guy on a boat ride. We promised to recommend them to anyone we met along the way. If you are ever passing through North Carolina and have trouble with your Caterpillars, stop in to Gregory Poole’s Cat shop at Jarrett Marina.