21 November, 2019. Rattlesnake cut-off to Kingfisher Bay Marina Demopolis, AL

0500. Great anchorage.  Clean anchor coming up, just enough current to keep boat steady, but not too much to strain anchor.  Headed to marina today.

U/w @ 0755; passed the mouth of Black Warrior river and left the Tenn-Tom waterway and are now cruising the Black Warrior-Tombigbee (waterway) to Mobile.  (lakes)  The river early this morning was mirror smooth for the first hour.

Green day marker decending right bank

Red nun, left descending bank

Of course the wind was blowing up the stern as I attempted to tie up port side.  Tied up at fuel dock @ 0919.   Secure in our slip@ 1015.  Covered slip too.  Took on 14.77 gallons of diesel.
658 elapsed statute miles (SM), 1192.0 hours on the Hobbs.

Commercial dock, Demopolis, Al

Oil change @ 1192.0. No new filter--new filters were the wrong ones--I never loosened the old filter. Funny, something was telling me to get the new filter out first.  Glad I did, my Yanmar parts dealer invoiced me the correct part, but shipped the wrong part.  I did not open the box this summer, just inventoried and stored on the boat.  Will need to get new correct filters sent to me.  Operator manual for the Yanmar requires oil change at 150 hours and filter at 300, so it is ok this time, but I change filters each oil change on my vehicles, tractor and was intending to on the boat.  Just seems like good insurance to me.   Removed raw water strainer--cleaned washed and greased gasket and reinstalled,    Checked Racor fuel filter--drained 8 ounces of diesel into soda bottle.  No sediment or water observed.  Used fuel to clean the oil change gizmo.

Took the marina's ratty golf cart, loaded my waste oil rode to the  waste oil disposal--nice not having to lug 8 quarts 3/4 of a mile.  Walked around marina and met/visited with other loopers.  Everyone friendly, all started from different locations, different boats big and bigger and a couple of sail boats with masts down.

Pizza....Since we departed on 1 Nov we have prepared and eaten every meal on the boat.  I checked, and Dominos delivered to the marina.  We splurged tonight and had a pizza for supper.  Tasted great.

Friday, 22 November, will take the courtesy car to go grocery shopping; do laundry here at marina and finish boat inspections, cleaning and prepping for getting underway.

Storms coming with high wind.  Plan on leaving Saturday, may delay if too windy.  216 miles to Mobile, AL and the Gulf of Mexico. (marina)