Headed Back To Freeport

4:00pm
Finally got the call from the mechanic and I am headed to Freeport. We should be there at about 5:30pm and headed out to the gulf about 7:00pm.

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6:00pm

Bridge Harbor Marina, Freeport

Got to the boat and loaded up to head out to the Gulf. I started the motor and it started up very easy and sounded good. We let it warm up while we stowed everything in its place and untied dock lines. We then untied the last dock lines and headed out of the marina. There was a motor yacht leaving the marina behind us. I recognized the two men on board as people Elaine and I met while anchored off Moody Gardens in Offats Bayou. As we entered the ICW they pulled up close to our stern and said hello. One noticed that we did not have any water coming out our wet exhaust. This means that the raw water pump was not working. The temp on the gauge also began to climb way to high. So back to the marina we went and tied up. I then borrowed some tools and began to work on the motor. We changed the raw water impeller, cleaned out the thru hull, and tried to prime the system and still could not get the system to pump water. After about 3 hours of working on it we quit for the night and are turning it back over to the mechanic to complete. We then headed back to San Leon and will try this again when the mechanic figures out the problem.

Location: Kemah, Texas