Replaced galley freshwater foot pump - 2024

  We were just saying we can't remember when the Whale Gusher MKIII Cabinet-Mount Galley Foot Pump freshwater foot pump started to leak, rendering it unusable as we replaced it today with a new one, we brought down from the States. Since we were working on getting the PSS Shaft Seal vent hose out of the way of the shifter cable, we thought it was a good time to get the pump switched out.

We are replacing our shifter cable: installing - 2024

We are replacing old shifter cable with this new Dometic Extreme 

CCX66320 ASM 3300 blk 88499 shifter cable.

We are replacing our shifter cable: removing - 2024

This is at the transmission. The cable going from our Yacht Specialties binnacle to our Techodrive TMC 60M transmission which is attached to our Beta 38 hp diesel motor needs replacing. It is really rusty where it is connected to the tranny and also has some slices in it by the shaft which are rusty.

PSS shaft seal, and shifter cable issues - 2024

 Ok we were in the process of adding a new bilge pump sensor when we discovered our PSS shaft seal had spun where the vent hose is. It broke the hose barb on the PSS shaft seal also and the hose clamp.

Varnishing upper eyebrow - 2024

 It is that time again. It is actually past that time because of my health reasons set us back from some of these things. A bit of varnish started peeling and I had to remove it. Some places some water got under a bit of it. I did sand it out and got a coat of Epifanes Clear on and it looks ok.

Put a coat of Teak Wonder on out teak cockpit - 2024

It was past time to put a coat of Teak Wonder on out teak cockpit grate. We also do our fold down stern steps and three steps into the boat but those we do separately. Looks good and keeps the teak in nice shape.

We purchased a Moeller marine fuel tank - 2024

 We purchased a Moeller marine fuel tank for our Honda 9.9 outboard. It is 3 gallons or 11 liters. We purchased it from Lopez Marine chandlery here in La Paz. Our old tank we repaired once a few years back by melting it together and adding some plastic.

Leaking hatch glass re-bedded - 2024

Yes, we had a water leak and about a third of the glass was slightly lifting out of the Bomar - Pompanettellc Hatch frame. That's how we found the leaks. We were cleaning the inside of the stateroom hatch and noticed the glass lifting. 

Off to the beach at Playa El Coromuel - 2024

 Since it was a warm afternoon, we decided to go to the beach at Playa El Coromuel. We were joined by Nicole and Marc from s/v Carefree and their friend Andy who is visiting from British Columbia. It sure was a beautiful day! And the Sea called for everyone to go in the water to cool off. Debbie and I had a little lunch followed by an interesting game of Mexican Train Dominoes 🚂. It was Andy's first time playing! What made it interesting was that each hand was very long, with the boneyard running out just about each time.

Used stanchion guide purchased for rack project - 2024

We got a response from Teofilo who was out in the La Paz anchorage. We meet him at Marina La Paz and picked up the stanchion fair lead for some coconuts less, than new price for a used one. Now we have the racks job all done!