Days 3 and 4 - to Cheboygan - July 9-10, 2011

Saturday was another travel day.  The short term forecast showed some potential rain and thunderstorms for Sunday and Monday, so we decided to move Saturday knowing we may not move for a couple of days.  The wind was from behind the entire trip from Presque Isle to Cheboygan with waves from 2-3 feet.  The Autopilot had trouble steering, so we traded off steering every half hour and gave the Autopilot a break for the day.  The best part of steering was the chance to surf the waves.  A good surf got the speed up into the 9.7 to 9.9 knot range with my best surf of the day at 10.4 knots.  Although Boreas is a displacement hull and can move right along, we tend to stay at around 1200 RPMs to keep fuel consumption at a reasonable rate.

Cheboygan County Marina

Boreas at the Cheboygan County Marina

Boreas at the Cheboygan Country Marina

Cheboygan County Marina is a great place to stay, only 15 mile from Mackinaw with great service provided by harbormaster Curtis Chambers and his staff.  We stayed a second night and spent Sunday doing boat chores and laundry.  We had quite a bug fest the last two travel days and the boat needed a good cleaning.  We got a lot of cleaning done, but there is still a bit more to do.