Sunday Aug 6

We left Plattsurg under power but soon switched to sail. For 3 1/2 hours we had a wonderful run before the wind right up Lake Champlain toward the Canadian border. At one point we were making a steady 5.5 knots.As the channel narrowed we lowered the sails and returned to motoring. As we approached the customs dock our engine stopped. We had just enough way on that we could bring the boat close enough to throw a rope to a customs officer. Then the carburretor started leaking again. After completing customs clearance w remained tied up while I removed the carburretor ansd installed our spare, also borrowed from the engine in Shelburne. We then lowered the US flag, raised the Canadian flag and motored to St. Paul. On the way the engine`s performance continually reduced and we barely made it to teh Marina Gosselin. After analysing the situation all evening we decided we had weeds wrapped around the prop so on Monday morning I put on my trunks and dove to the prop, cleared the weeds, and we set off again. This is not a dull voyage.