September 24
        The day after Floyd passed, we were going to move out of the marina onto a
        mooring. I woke early to check on the boat. When I got to the marina I was
        astonished to see the drastic movement of all of the boats in the harbor including
        those in the marina....The floating docks were moving at least 3ft vertically. I
        added several lines to Boundless to better secure her to the docks and pilings. The
        net of  all this is, we sat on the boat all day and had no problems. Several boats in
        the marina sustained some damage from hitting the docks or other boats. Several
        boats broke free from moorings and one ended up on the rocks. It was pulled off
        at high tide with little damage. The others sustained minor damage also.
        
        The problem was the high wind and the direction. Port Jefferson is a protected
        harbor but it is big. There is enough room for a significant wave to build when the
        wind is from the North. The wind was from the North all day with gusts in the
        40mph range.
        
        The trip across Long Island Sound to Stamford was almost uneventful. We
        motored all the way as the winds were light. It was a relaxing ride until we were
        ready to enter the breakwater that protects the harbor. There was a sudden sound
        of water gushing and steam from inside the boat. We immediately shut down the
        engine and verified that the water was NOT coming into the boat. We quickly put
        up the main sail and started into the Harbor. We called Stamford Yacht Club to
        request a mooring with easy access from the channel. They had several moorings
        open and we could use any of them. Shortly after I signed off we got a call from
        another sail boat already in the harbor. They offered to tow us into a mooring. We
        declined their offer but requested that they point out a reasonable mooring for us
        to approach by sail. This would be the first mooring we approached by sail. We
        started down wind and made a 180 degree turn towards the mooring. The wind
        came out of the sail and our momentum carried us to the mooring.....piece of cake! 
        
        The problem was caused by a key way disintegrating inside of the water pump. We
        are now almost ready to head for Annapolis, Md. A little more work to be done
        next week and we will be on our way.