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    • Repairs in Kilkenny Creek, off AICW Statute Mile 614


      Anchorage with needed mechanical repairs – haven’t we all been there? Skipper Herl doesn’t give a location for his anchoring, but we always anchored, as mentioned in /?p=34999, in the 11ft water just beyond the marina, which has one of the loveliest locations on the Waterway, sitting on an ancient oak shaded bluff overlooking the marshes. The dolphins will sing you to sleep.

      Kilkenny Creek, Georgia
      Kilkenny Creek was an overnight anchor to wait on the AM high tide (before Hells Gate). Very nice anchoring, deep water and little traffic. On the way up and on my engine check while underway I discovered an engine water pump with a leaking seal. The next morning, I discovered I had no water flow on the port engine. I did have a replacement pump on board so no problem. Right? Wrong! The pump that was supposed to be a backup, had the wrong configuration. (I could not get the hoses hooked back up.) So put the old pump back on, cleaned out all the paddle pieces from the heat exchanger and put in another impeller, leaking or not it will get us up the waterway. With the delay we parted from our friends, they continued on their way. We did get through Hell’s Gate with no problems, we were still above low tide by a couple of hours. We went through at about mid tide. No other problems.
      Phil and Sandy Herl

      Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Kilkenny Creek

      Comments from Cruisers (1)

      1. vicki lathom -  June 26, 2015 - 3:09 pm

        Most incredible mechanic who will come to Kilkenny Marina. His name is Sean Silverman and the marina knows how to contact him.

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