Feb 11, Tuesday, back on the boat

We woke up a bit later than usual and almost missed the net. We then had breakfast and did our devotions using the app on our devices “Portals of Prayer”.

After breakfast Renee’ headed into town to go to the grocery store, and I stayed on the boat to do some odds and ends. Like getting the Iridium GO! hooked back up and making sure it worked as needed. I also made arrangements for the installation of the wind speed/direction sensor. I had tried to get this done before we left for San Diego (oh well, we are in Mexico). It is scheduled now for Friday. Mañana.

We have decided to stay here through Monday morning. We will get to the farmers market on Saturday, go to church here on Sunday, Renee’ will go to a bunco get together Sunday evening. etc. etc.

I also resealed the Dorade above our bed that had leaked the last time while we were sleeping.

We spent the rest of the day relaxing and doing a whole bunch of nothing. After dinner more reading and searching the internet for information about the boat and sailing etc.

I learned something about our boat from one of the web pages dedicated to Island Packets, this was in an article about our model specifically:

We have a feature that is for the fuel oil filters. When you change the filter, it needs to be full before you start the engine. To prime the filter, there is an electric pump next to the filter. To turn this pump on, there is a switch just inside the door from the galley into the engine compartment. The switch is not labeled. I did not know the pump existed, nor that there was a switch for it. Pictures below.

I installed the refrigerator door for the beer cooler. This door was ordered after Thanksgiving, and I was told at the time the factory in Italy was on vacation, and they did not know when or if it would get shipped. I checked on it a week or so before we left for San Diego and was told they still had no info. (The shop is, as near as I can tell, the only company that carries these parts). When we got to the airport I got an email that it was shipped and it arrived in Carlsbad while we were there! Fairly easy install and it works!

It was actually a fairly productive day.

Beer cooler door
This is Neil coming into the engine room from the Galley, the camera is down at arms length looking back up. The light is off at this end of the engine room (top left in the picture).
A. Main Engine Fuel filter B. Fuel Oil priming pump for Engine Fuel filter C. Generator Fuel filter
Dorade on the outside. We really need to wash the boat. The inside of the box is higher at the end where the vent into the boat is so that water is not supposed to collect there.
Looking up at the Dorade vent in the stateroom.
A. Bilge pump counter (if you push the display button is shows “0” since last reset a couple of weeks ago). B. Water Witch Alarm for too much water in the bilge C. Part of the old water maker which we no longer have on board. D. Iridium GO! E. Anchor Windlass breaker (the windlass is for pulling the anchor and chain back onto the boat) F. Portable VHF radio G. Dedicated USB outlet for the Iridium GO! H. USB for the radio (AM/FM/XM/USB/etc.)

2 thoughts on “Feb 11, Tuesday, back on the boat”

    1. Duane, you know everytime I think I have found it all, I find something new. Like that fuel priming pump! Glad to see you are enjoying reading this.

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