January 16, 2010

Naples

We decided to stop in Naples last night. I had made a reservation for a slip at the city dock for today, and thought we'd anchor somewhere last night. Instead of anchoring, we rented a mooring ball in Naples for $10. They require you to come in to have your holding tank pumped out first.
While we're pumping out (next to the gas pump) some people are filling their deck boat with gasoline. When the guy says "I didn't think the tank held that much" we suspected trouble. Sure enough, he was filling the bilge with gas. The ethonol they add to the gas now acts as a solvent and eats through old fiberglass tanks. We left the dock in a hurry. Later we saw SeaTow towing the boat away. Lucky they saw it before starting up.
Tonight, we will be looking for a place to watch the Colts. If anyone knows how to reach Bill Harrington (assuming he's in Naples again this year) let us know.

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