What year?
You mean what's stated in first sentence of post # 27?
What year?
You mean what's stated in first sentence of post # 27?
Just came home today after a couple days out fishing. One night on San Pablo Bay (solo w/ no night fishing) and one on Montezuma Slough with Giggitoni in his GB42. Had great wx conditions but too much grass to fish after the storms.
One half mile from our planned overnight anchorage, my port engine temp headed toward 200. I had been watching it all weekend since it was steaming more than normal, but all temps were normal. It was a regular exercise to check the temp, check the flow...check the temp, check the flow...
A check of the water flow when it spiked confirmed the worse...nothing! A quick shutdown and single engine anchoring followed.
A brief (15-20 min) look at the impeller confirmed it was fine. The next item, the oil/tranny coolers, were just replaced several months ago and since the impeller was whole, I knew it had no fragments blocking flow. Next down the line...I just finished the having a radiator shop clean the HX a few months ago but it now, apparently, it needs to come back out to get to the manifold. I knew I was living on borrowed time...it's been expected for a while.
So I came home single engine against up to 3 kts of current.
So my list only has one item...
What exactly do you think the manifold issue is re water blockage?
What did the galvanizers say about doing the chain?
They do the separating with hammers. I took the anchor and chain up last Tuesday and looked at a completed anchor chain sitting on a pallet, looked great, though brighter than I was expecting. There was another anchor chain on a pallet beside it, waiting to be done. They said seven days so expecting a call today or tomorrow. Will let you know.
Shiny!!
Completed new set of cushions for the salon. Working on a new bag for the life sling now. After that I will be making some railing bumpers for the "dingy", ( My 17 foot Shamrock center console).
Probably a few varnish projects like the railings and possibly sew some covers for those.
Looks good Menzies. What size is the chain?
(Biting my tongue on the CQR and changes in anchor design)
... Working on a new bag for the life sling now.
-Made a lead weighted base for my radar screen which I covered with teak.
-Got my radar mast hinged. I cut the pieces and got my local fabr. to weld it and then I reinstalled.
-Removed my injection PT fuel pump and sent it out for a re/re at the local Cummins dealership.
-Working on a set of pockets for my wife to keep the paperwork, tide tables, mini charts, rules, guide books, etc in front of her. Such a simple, I thought, job but I am not a carpenter/woodworker so I have turned it into a major job. Have not irredeemably messed it up yet although I have tried.
-Soon to start a reseal of one front window where it adjoins the house. The glass to frame joint is NOT leaking. I will simply caulk at the base this year. I was going to pull the frame and all but realized there is a really good chance of breaking the frame and the glass so untill I am positive the window is the leak source this will be the test.
-Lots of other JTBD on the list but I have to get farther ahead on these before starting any more.
Some of these like the injection pump especially and the mast hinge were REQUIRED, not elective.
I'm a burst-out procrastinator.