Doll Rod

Fixed a nick in the wall low in the shower room. Repainted the shower room wall. Changed the transmission fluid. Made a new 'doll rod' for each fuel tank.  Repaired the insulation on the floor boards over the fuel tanks.

Leather Crotch

Put new rubber washers on the pilothouse ceiling hatch dogs. Replaced missing button on pilothouse bench cushion. Put the stern light back on—it had been removed when the mount for the stern light was elevated earlier this year. Epoxied a leather strip in the crotch of the boom gallows to help protect the boom's Cetol.

Oxy on Teak Decks

Wash boat. Clean decks with Oxy. Clean bilges. Sealed the wall penetration, caused by the Vacuflush's 1-1/2" hose, between the engine room bilge and the forward bilge. Checked all the flashlight batteries and replaced batteries where necessary. Reconfigured fenders so they can be hung parallel to the water. Washed Phifertex window covers.

Head Hose and Electronics

Installed the new head to vacuum pump hose. Yea! No more vacuum leaks.

Speaking of leaks, the coolant system leak continues to elude me. I found some coolant on the bottom of the overflow bottle. Is it possible that it's the bottle again?

Started installing the Noland RS11. Got both RPM and engine voltage to appear on the Garmins. Need to do some voltage readings while underway to calibrate the pressure and temperature readings.

Installed a temperature sensor on the alternator for the ARS-5 voltage regulator.

Head Problems...

Removed the 20' of white toilet hose which connects the head to the vacuum pump. I believe it is the source of some of the current head problems.

Vacuflush Rebuild

Repaired the leak in the bilge dam. Completely rebuilt the Vacuflush head: all seals, o-rings and valves. Cleaned the teak decks with Oxy detergent. The Oxy does a nice job.

Our Singing Head

The Vacuflush head has been making whistling noises like there's either an air or water leak. This morning the head wouldn't flush. Replaced the four duckbills on the vacuum pump. Head flushes fine again. Will have to wait until we're not under way to see if the toilet is still whistling.

Air In Fuel, Bad

To help find the fuel lines' air leak, a clear length of hose was installed on the fuel supply line, just after the fuel tank selection mainfold. From the presence of air it was obvious that the starboard forward tank was the culprit. Replacing the flared 'L' fitting on the tank eliminated the problem.

The hydraulic steering fill port is now located under the steering station instruments. A simple 3/8" brass plug has replaced the old fill tube and dipstick.