about six o'clock on July 13, 1903
But the _ Maggie Darling _ spoke for herself , and I fell in love with her on the spot . Next , the crew . `` You will need a captain , a cook , an engineer , and a deck-hand , '' said Charlie , `` and I have the captain , and the cook all ready for you . '' That afternoon we rounded them all up , including the engineer and the deck-hand , and we arranged to start , weather permitting , with the morning tide , which set east about six o'clock on July 13 , 1903 . Charlie was a little doubtful about the weather , though the glass was steady . `` A northeaster 's about due , '' he said , `` but unless it comes before you start , you 'll be able to put in for shelter at one or two places , and you will be inside the reef most of the way . '' Ship 's stores were the next detail , and these , including fifty gallons of gasolene , over and above the tanks and three barrels of water , being duly got aboard , on the evening of July 12 , all was ready for the start ; an evening which was naturally spent in a parting conclave in John Saunders 's snuggery .