An unusual day

Tuesday, November 23, 2010, The day started off badly. While checking the oil level I noticed a bad tranmission fluid leak in the engine drip pan. Investigation showed the transmission in three days had lost a quart of fluid (out of 2 3/4). A call to American Diesel set us toward a solution. It was obvious that the transmission seal was leaking and the advice was don't involve a diesel mechanic but find a Borg Warner technician through the Southeast transmission distributor. A call to Tranmission Marine yielded Hague Marina 12 miles from Barefoot Landing. Hague Marina said to bring it down and it would be repaired today. We were underway by 1015, and by 1245 2 mechanics were working on the problem In one hour the tranmission was out and the seal replaced; in 2 1/2 hrs the job was done. A $500 job, but a mavelous solution to what seemed to be a horrible problem. Sometime things do work out.

The pictures: (1) The transmission disconnected in one hour (2) Beautiful color at this very old marina (we had to hammer some nails in to walk safely on the dock) (3) Ducks all around the boat