Up at 6:30 breakfast, the net and bible reading. We are moving stuff about 9 am.
We got the stuff moved, Reneé did her shopping, and we had lunch about noon. Then I set up the water maker and got it started by 1pm. Then I cleaned the forward head and shower. This is one of the things on this boat that are bit strange. The previous owner used the forward stateroom, head and shower as the primary. We like the aft setup but too each their own. One of the things that has to be done regularly is to clean strainers, particularly pump suction strainers, there is one for the engine and generator raw water inlet, one for the air conditioner raw water pump, one for the refrigerator/freezer drain pump, one for the raw water for the water maker. One for the anchor wash down pump, one for the freshwater pump and one for each of the shower drain pumps. All most all of these strainers are relatively easy to access, and are easy to clean, simply unscrew the cap/lid remove the screen and clean with a tooth brush in the sink. Total time for each filter on the order of 3 to 5 minutes from deciding to do it until complete. The forward shower drain pump is in the compartment under the port settee, which requires removing all the cushions, then opening the settee, then emptying the compartment, finally unscrewing the cover etc. time to clean this filter from deciding to do it about 45 minutes. This is background to the activities today.
So, before we left the boat last time, I had determined that the shower drain pump was operating erratically, that is sometimes it would not turn on even though the switch was in the correct position. The switch is physically open and the contacts are exposed to the air (sea mist). It is installed in the wall of the shower and mounted behind a panel with a cover in the way to get at it. Before we left I was able to get the old switch out of the wall, which took a couple of hours working one handed barely able to see what I was doing. I took the switch back to the states and ordered a new one. I brought it back last month and installed it AND TESTED IT!!! Installing that switch took about an hour maybe two. Today after cleaning the head and shower, I rinsed it down and started the drain pump……… NOTHING!!!
I waited a minute and tried again. NOTHING. Then I checked the through hull (conveniently mounted behind the washing machine on the other side of the boat. Open, not the problem. So, next was to look at the pump and see if I disturbed some wire to it. I tore apart the settee, emptied the compartment and had access to the pump and strainer. I had Reneé start the pump and it WORKED! Once again why?? We have guests that will be using that shower for the next week. So, we will see. So far, I have replaced the pump and strainer(2019) and the switch (2024) I am unaware of anything else to change. The first pump change was because it no longer pumped water, but may have just been doing what it is now, only working part of the time. Anyway, shower, the head and the strainer are cleaned, the pump worked. Now I just have to put the settee back together.
Ok, an hour later, the shower drain pump aft, the AC raw water pump, the engine and generator strainers are all cleaned the settee is bak together and the we have 66 gallons of fresh water into the water tank.
Next up is a repair of the aft lazarette door jamb.
Water tank is full 176 gallons 6 hours and 20 minutes. 10 1/3 gallons per day. 17 days with 3 days (2 nights) in the yard.
Reneé found a worker who said yes he could fix the door. It’s in progress now (6:35 pm Saturday). 8:40 pm it’s done!! We asked how much, he refused to give as an amount, we gave him 1000 pesos (about $48 USD) probably less than we should have, I don’t know. He fiberglassed in the cracked door and rehung it, he wanted to come back and paint it but we said no it’s good. (He wanted to paint where you can’t see it from the inside of the boat).
