3/7/10 - HERE In St Pete

Made it to the boat yesterday at noon and started digging around. MUCH to do. Just cleaning up is a monumental job. I have taken ten trips to the dumpster so far and Linda is cleaning like a Hurricane. Found a hatch under the galley sink that went down to the top of the port fuel tank. Major rust. Not sure if this means we will have to change out the tanks soon or if they are OK for a while. Otherwise, lots of fun straightening things out and figuring out how things work. Water on board smells like rotten eggs (sulfur) so we drained out the tanks today and refilled them after putting a cup of bleach in each one. We will let it set for a day and then drain it again. I pulled the water filter out and it was black. AAAAgh!!! No where to go but up. We stayed at a Hampton Inn last night but not sure what we will do tonight. Do we dare stay aboard?