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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2006The Cruising Cats Need Some Purrs Please
Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down and is giving them fits. As you know, the generator is what keeps the electrical parts of the ship, including AC, going while the ship is on the move. Like good catslaves, Annie and Jim don't want to risk the owners getting over heated in this heat wave we're having. Worse, the dock people had the Genesis moved over to a different spot for long term parking and this big yacht blocks the internet signal. Annie is going through RPCA withdrawal. Purrs for successful generator repairs would be really appreciated, as would purrs for Annie to get back her beloved RPCA. Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, > South Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Lots of purrs for a successful and *quick* generator repair.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Purrs for successful generator repairs would be really appreciated, as > would purrs for Annie to get back her beloved RPCA. > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. All of the Highland furkids are sending their very best purrs your way. > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, > South Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Purrs on the way for speedy repairs. I suppose if one has to be stranded someplace, Myrtle Beach isn't a bad spot to do it in :) That part of the country is pretty and they have some good food, too. Hopefully they've found a nice motel for themselves and the fur-kids. Jill PUrrs a coming. > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South > Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Purrs are on the way. Joy > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South > Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. aw, too bad for them. We will purr and pray that the generator gets fixed soon and everybody can get going on their trip. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South > Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. >Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South >Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down >and is giving them fits. As you know, the generator is what keeps the >electrical parts of the ship, including AC, going while the ship is on >the move. Like good catslaves, Annie and Jim don't want to risk the >owners getting over heated in this heat wave we're having. Purrs for them to get the Genesis device working again. > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South > Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Fix-it-quick purrs for the generator and "gotta go now" purrs for the yacht that's blocking Annie's Wi-Fi signal. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, > South Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Purrs for the Genesis captains and crew. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Annie, Jim, and the Cruising cats are stuck at South Myrtle Beach, South > Carolina, while the GENESIS is being worked on. The generator is down [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. who hopes she got the information correct. Lots and lots of generator repair purrs and best wishes - and thanks for letting us know, Pam, Polonca and Soncek At least temporarily, the generator is working again. The Genesis is spending the weekend in South Myrtle Beach and then heading up to Wilmington North Carolina to meet with some military friends. Rob and I will be driving over there (insanity around here willing) to spend the night and get a good chance to meet the cast and crew of the ship. I hope to be able to show them some of the area. I found out that since the Genesis travels about 7 mph, they usually travel about 50 miles a day. Talk about taking life slow and easy. :-D I, for some reason, didn't think about the inter coastal waterway traveling up the east coast, and assumed that they'd be taking to the ocean. I was totally wrong. I'm hoping that we can post a great "we met" story and that we get visited by cats while sleeping on the boat. Pam S. ... The Genesis is spending the weekend in South Myrtle Beach and then heading up to Wilmington North Carolina to meet with some military friends. Rob and I will be driving over there (insanity around here willing) to spend the night and get a good chance to meet the cast and crew of the ship. ...I'm hoping that we can post a great "we > met" story and that we get visited by cats while sleeping on the boat. > > Pam S. Thanks, Pam for posting this update. I haven't had the chance to do one myself. Yes, once again the power of purr has (apparently) convinced the boat gremlins that enough is enough. The generator has been working fine. After a lot of sleuthing and tinkering, Jim finally found that the fuel hose, which appears fine on the outside, had deteriorated on the inside and was partially blocking the fuel delivery. This will allow us to travel with air conditioning. Just to be clear, we have air conditioning while at the marina because we are plugged into a connection at the dock. That way, we could continue to stay on the boat while Jim worked on the generator. But we need the generator to provide electricity when we are under way. The cats know that when Jim opens the hatch in the floor to get to the generator or engine, they are not to go down there. They have been very good at finding places to hang out or alternate routes to move from one end of the boat to the other to avoid the gaping hole in the floor. The air conditioning was essential here, because the outside air got to 105 Fahrenheit. We had it at 80 inside, so we also had a flat cat syndrome. Cinder sprawls on top of the ice chest and Rosie likes to be in front of an air vent. As long as the food appears on time, they seem to be totally satisfied with boat life. Annie, looking forward to seeing Pam and Rob > Just to be clear, we have air conditioning while at the marina because we > are plugged into a connection at the dock. That way, we could continue to > stay on the boat while Jim worked on the generator. But we need the > generator to provide electricity when we are under way. Wow, is it so hot where you are that you need air conditioning even while you're out on the ocean? I would expect the wind to be blowing and the ocean breezes to be reasonably cool. But if not, then it must be extremely hot in that area. I'm glad you got the fuel line fixed and are able to resume your travels! Looking forward to hearing more. Joyce >> Just to be clear, we have air conditioning while at the marina >> because we are plugged into a connection at the dock. That way, we [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce But they are not on the ocean, they are inland on the waterway. Anyway, glad to hear the good news about the generator and have a great visit with Pam and Rob :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > But they are not on the ocean, they are inland on the waterway. > Anyway, glad to hear the good news about the generator and have a great > visit with Pam and Rob :-) Duh, guess I'm going to have to work on my reading skills. :) Joyce > Wow, is it so hot where you are that you need air conditioning even while > you're out on the ocean? I would expect the wind to be blowing and the > ocean breezes to be reasonably cool. But if not, then it must be extremely > hot in that area. > Joyce Hi Joyce, We have had one offshore segment of our journey. That was an overnight crossing of the Gulf of Mexico from the panhandle of Florida to about the middle western coast of the part of Florida that is the majority of the state. Our second offshore crossing will be off the shore of New Jersey. We prefer to stay on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Offshore is more suited to sailboats or faster boats than ours. For our tastes, it is way too much water and no place to drop an anchor or tie up if we get tired or bad weather approaches. However, we do have some large sounds, wide rivers, and lakes to cross during our trip. Those larger bodies of water can get nasty if the wind or current kicks up. We try to time our crossing carefully for the most comfortable ride possible. In an average day, we cover from 30 to 50 miles. About the air conditioning, yes, it is cooler when under way. Moving into the wind makes a breeze. Moving the same direction as the wind makes it calm, therefore hotter. If just Jim and I were on board, we would leave the air conditioner off most of the time. But, we keep Rosie and Cinder in the cabin when we are moving or at a marina. Even with the windows open (we have screens), it hot during a heat wave such as this one. Imagine driving a car at 7 miles per hour or parked with the window open. You could see how it still would be hot inside the car. We must keep the captains comfortable. When our generator acted up, we went from an anchorage to a marina. Here, we can connect to shore power to keep the air conditioner running and are able to order parts delivered by mail or get to a store to buy them. We also had our regular mail forwarded, got laundry done, bought groceries, and have been busy waxing the boat early in the morning before the sun got too high and hot. We are looking forward to pushing off the dock and going up the ICW to a marina where we can meet up with Pam and Rob. Thank you for your interest in our trip. Annie, crew for Cinder and Rosie <snip> > The air conditioning was essential here, because the outside air > got to 105 Fahrenheit. We had it at 80 inside, so we also had a > flat cat syndrome. Cinder sprawls on top of the ice chest and > Rosie likes to be in front of an air vent. Glad you guys got that fixed. Yeesh, that's hot! We've been in the 90s here in MD, so I can just imagine SC/NC right now with the humidity. My only experience with that part of the country is the few times I've been on vacation in Myrtle Beach SC, and even in the early morning it is sweltering hot. I remember trying to take pictures of the sunrise over the ocean and the camera lens fogged up, even if the inside temp where the camera was minutes before wasn't as cold as a refrigerator. Purrs and waves for the captains and their crew. SignatureCheryl > At least temporarily, the generator is working again. The Genesis is > spending the weekend in South Myrtle Beach and then heading up to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pam S. Have a great time! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > At least temporarily, the generator is working again. The Genesis > is spending the weekend in South Myrtle Beach and then heading up to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > post a great "we met" story and that we get visited by cats while > sleeping on the boat. Nice! My parents live in Cape Carteret, NC, pretty close to Wilmington. Annie and co can wave at them when they drive under the arcing bridge to Emerald Isle =P Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca My parents live in Cape Carteret, NC, pretty close to > Wilmington. Annie and co can wave at them when they drive under the > arcing bridge to Emerald Isle =P > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully Hi Monique, We'll look for it on our charts. Which way should we wave, the east bank or the west bank? We will be going north. I'm talking general directions here, realizing that the waterway has a lot of twists and turns and may not lie exactly north and south at that point. Annie |
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