Poonamalie to Merrickville

Pecan left the Poonamalie lock at 8:50am with a chilly 38 deg F air temperature and clear conditions. Water temperature fell to 60 deg F.
So far we had not been successful with getting the Wallas diesel stove/heater to operate. After a conversation with Georgs of the C-Dory At Last (they have an indentical one installed on their boat) and having him help troubleshoot to no avail, he suggested I check out the c-brats.com website. With thousands of C-Dory members there's bound to be a discussion or two on the use and operation of this factory installed item. And lucky for me, there was! Turns out the stove had lost its prime in the months of storage/non-use. So turned it on and waited; after 5 minutes the stove top got hot and all was well. Thanks to Georgs and the c-brats for the tip.
Today also is notable because we've put 100 hours on the Yamaha 150 outboard since leaving Traverse Bay, Michigan on August 31st. Engine hours total now 274.