Atlantic Yacht Basin
Bob Smith and his son
Bryan at American Diesel are the leading experts in Ford Industrial marine
engines. Anyone with a trawler that does any work on their own engines knows their names and have probably spoken to them on the phone. They are so good at
what they do they can and do step people through any repair they might
need on the phone. Any advice or part you might need...they have it. Stan has
called them for parts and advice a lot since we bought The Pearl. Today we actually went to their shop in Kilmarnock, VA
and met Bryan in person. Stan has wanted to replace the main heat exchanger on
the engine for awhile; so we rented a car and drove over to Kilmarnock to pick it up.
Traffic around the Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News area is horrible; you
can't get anywhere without going over a bridge or through a tunnel and things
really get backed up. It takes forever to get anyway. We were so glad to get
back to the marina.
Last May while we were in
Annapolis we met Belinda and Jim on Rickshaw
and enjoyed getting to know them. They knew we were in their area and drove
down from Richmond to have dinner with us. They are doing the loop, but left
their boat in Tennessee last fall to come back to the real world to catch up on
a few things. It's always fun to catch up with boating friends we haven't seen
for awhile. Thanks for coming to see us.
After Belinda and Jim left
we picked up Betsy and Jim, from Smiles
and made a provision run to Wal-Mart. You have to stock up on things while you have
a car...it's just a lot easier. What a long busy day...it felt wonderful to
come home and relax.
American Diesel...nothing fancy, but they have everything you need for your engine.
Bryan Smith...the face behind the voice
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