We took the shelf out of the engine room that the starting battery and new Whale Gulper IC Diaphragm Bilge Pump is sitting on so we could cut it. You can see the cut shelf.
Shelf out. With one half the shelf in you still have good access to our PSS shaft dripless seal and that is what we are aiming for.
No shelf.
We cleaned up the area and you can see the good access with the shelf cut to the PSS shaft dripless seal.
No shelf. Now the Whale Gulper IC Diaphragm Bilge Pump section is permanent
(it could be removed but not needed to for access.)
Back together.
Here you can see the cut.
We want to be able
to get fairly decent access and in a fairly timely manner to the shaft and
shaft seal and cutlass bearing area. With the shelf cut we can leave the Whale Gulper IC Diaphragm Bilge Pump in tack and just remove the starting battery and then four screws to
remove the shelf. Then we have good access to the area. Along with this we did some fitting
for the emergency combiner switch for starting the engine in case the starting
battery takes a dive. We have some jumper cables but the switch is much easier.
We also cut a spot out for the emergency bilge pump hose to
get to the bilge.
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