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That there is excellent trolling for [[red underline]] Groupers [[/red underline]] about 1/2 or 1/4 miles from Eastern shore of Black water Sound somewhat East of the course between [[red underline]] Jewfish Creek [[/red underline]] and the cut which leads into [[red underline]] White Water Sound.[[/red underline]]
That at [[red underline]] Long Key [[/red underline]] there is possibility to anchor in a [[red underline]] sheltered place or tie up and if the wind shifts to [[strikethrough]] go [[/strikethrough]] pas underneath the R.R. Bridge [[/red underline]] and be on the ocean side That the [[red underline]] best route to Key West [[/red underline]] from Bahia Honda is [[red underline]] outside. [[/red underline]]  That at [[red underline]] Key West [[/red underline]] there is no [[red underline]] trouble of finding good sheltered anchorage [[/red underline]] in [[red underline]] landlocked harbor [[/red underline]] where small craft anchor.
He gave me name of [[red underline]] William Currys, [[/red underline]] [[so?]] as having doctor and 

[[vertical notation in left margin]] Greenlaw also says:  Go well in the dock of [[red underline]] Gulf refinery Co. [[/red underline]] but don't go behind, too shallow. [[red underline]] Williams [[/red underline]] tells me the whole [[red underline]] harbor of Key West has been dredged [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] improved during [[/red underline]] the last two years. [[/marginal entry]]
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would take care of my boat there. After lunch they all jumped in the water. I had given them each one of my old oilskins which had become sticky, but they gratefully appreciated them and it enabled them to stand the chill wind.  Boat was carefully blocked up, handling carefully the two jacks and pushing in blocks.  They are very careful and skilful.
At sunset they braced the boat for the night and when they left I felt confident that [[red underline]] weather permitting[[/red underline]] the whole job would be finished to morrow or Monday.
Shortly after they left a strong [[red underline]] North Western [[/red underline]] started blowing again, the waves pounding on hull all night and interrupting my sleep once 
[[vertical notation in left margin]] Sidney [[red underline]] Greenlaw [[/red underline]] told me [[red underline]] Marathon [[/red underline]] is all right and [[?] buy [[red underline]] gasoline there. [[/red underline]] Said that [[red underline]] Porter's dock [[/red underline]] (pay) is good  shelter at Key West.[[/red underline]] [[/marginal notation]]