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While I was on a ladder scraping and priming trim on the house this afternoon, I heard a boat coming down river. Big boat for the river, maybe 24 feet with inboard/outboard setup. As it rounded the corner a haze started coming from the boat and quickly became a cloud. The folks on board shut down and drifted to a stop about 3/4 of the way across. I figured they might need help if they had fire on board so headed for my little rowboat. Drawing near I was relieved to see the cloud had been steam and had dissipated. When I reached the craft I learned their cooling system had sucked something up and blocked the heat exchanger. After a while things cooled off enough so they could start up and limp closer to my little dock. They paddled and I towed them the last 50 yards or so. A phone call brought a ride and they left to get another boat to tow the disabled vessel 10 miles back to the slip where they had launched. I knew one of guys on board. Funny thing: about 15 years ago his cousin also had motor problems and ended up moored overnight at the mouth of the same creek at our place.
Not a big deal, but I am so glad there wasn't fire.

Best
Les