Grease and Caulk

Filled fastener holes in the stack with polyester putty. Put a new pencil zinc in the heat exchanger. Greased the Bomar hatches, the windlass, and the rudder shaft. Recaulked the wind instrument mount.

New Raritan Water Heater

Finished installing the Raritan 170611 6 gallon water heater. Repaired the small coolant leak at the top of the riser (above the hose which goes from the engine to the hot water heater). Finished painting the rub rail black.

Water Heater Leaks

Removed the the old water heater. Found that coolant had been leaking from the h/w tank's heat exchanger feed point. It was running down along the tank's insulation and then dripping into the bilge. Started installing the Raritan 170611 6 gallon water heater.

Started painting the rub rail black.

New SmartPlug for Shore Power

Installed a SmartPlug 30A receptacle on Nellie and converted her shore cord with a SmartPlug.

Mat finish with high gloss accents

The pilot house is refinished with Epifanes mat varnish. A gloss finish was used to accent.

New Rudder Zinc

Bottom cleaned by Gulfshore Hull & Prop. Rudder zinc replaced (previously done 19 Oct 2011, 165 days ago). 75% left on diver's dream.

Breaker Panel's Polarity Test Light

Replaced the electrical panel's burned out green polarity light and confirmed that polarity test circuitry is working.