our 37 foot Lord Nelson Victory Tug on September 5, 2008 after 11 months of
cruising America's Great Loop. We cruised 6,801 miles, locked through 182
locks, used 1,389 gallons of diesel and logged 967 engine hours. We burned
1.44 gallons per hour, which averaged to 4.9 miles per gallon, with nothing
subtracted for generator consumption.
We had 3 mechanical issues on this trip. Our muffler collapsed on the
inside causing the engine to overheat, to remedy the problem we had the
muffler cut in two and rebuilt and also replaced the sea water pump. Our
alternator failed due to grease on the slip rings. The motor mount bracket
broke when a bolt broke that attaches it to the marine gear, which we had
welded. We had problems with our motor mounts five years ago when a bolt
broke. We severely damaged a 40 pound Dansforth style anchor and replaced it
with a 65 pound Forfjord anchor.
We crossed our wake on June 16,2008 in Burlington,VT where we purchased Our
Villa in July, 2003. The most memorable parts of the trip were the many
wonderful people we met and the beautiful scenery in the USA and Canada
Joe and Arvilla Glinski aboard OUR VILLA, hull #56
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