- 21.5 miles
- 4 hours 19 minutes (including waiting on a tow and being towed
- 7.4 mph average speed (including being towed_
- 3-4 mph winds
We were having a wonderful time cruising up the Chester River on our way to Chestertown when, all of a sudden, alarms started going off on the boat. Kevin went downstairs to check on things and found the entire cabin filled with black smoke! He quickly determined that there was no fire and assumed that it was exhaust smoke. We called for a tow and went to a marina on the other side of Rock Hall from where we had just stayed. It turns out the exhaust elbow had blown apart. The engine room was covered in soot as well as some things in the cabin. Luckily, there was an excellent mechanic at the marina who promptly ordered the new parts we needed and installed them. He even let us borrow his truck to go to the grocery store and have lunch as there is nothing in the vicinity of the marina.
