Shower sump working, removed strainer! - 2011

August 2011 Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

Now to pull the strainer out!

I contacted Whale again and among the questions I asked was about the strainer.

Refer glassing - glass matting etc - 2011

Debbie worked on the refer as I was working on the shower sump.

Piece of door teak behind toilet is done!

Another project finished!

 Debbie finished gluing on the bottom of the teak louvered door behind the toilet.  This completes the whole door and actually the toilet install also.

 Job well done as usual.  “Quality first” 

 This was so the door would clear the house hold size toilet we installed.

The bottom part of the door hat to be cut off and is documented in earlier posts.

You can hardly tell it was even done

re-invented the shower sump pump - 2011

August 2011 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

We re-invented the shower sump (Whale Gulley IC Waste Pump Kit). It had to be re-engendered so that the Whale system was happy.

New pilow

  We went to Joann’s and picked up a pillow. I wanted one that would fit behind my head or back. One that would not fall off the seat when I got up. That was not too big.

We got one of these and it seems quite handy in the cockpit. Soon we try it out inside. Already I am liking it enough in the cockpit to get at least one more. Now what sunbrella fabric to cover them with?

Shower sump work - Whale Gulley IC Waste Pump Kit - 2011

2011 - Marina Cortez San Diego, CA

Still engendering the shower sump.

Emergency tiller

 While working on our shower sump we removed the emergency tiller from the bilge. We have not tested it yet for fit. It is a bit interesting looking and thought we would post some pictures of it. Some Freeport owners have found theirs have gone missing and have had to have them made, so here is what they look like.

With the handle stuck inside of its self

Together on the dock

The end

New Windows decided on with Marks Plastics - 2011

August 2011 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

Mark from Marks Plastics came by on Sunday and we all talked windows.

Solar panel bimini tubing - more - 2011

August 2011 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

My Jeep Wrangler with the new stainless steel tubing.

 Wet to KeystoneBrothers today and picked up 24’ of 1” SS tubing.

Jiffy Pop on the Magma kettle grill! - 2011

 That little aluminum can of propane we are using as a temporarily stove propane solution until we finish installing our propane locker just ran out. I think it is a 1 ½ gal can.

AC\Heat thermostat cables

Just ordered the cable extension for the Mermaid M12 control today.

 This is our thermostat will reach the 12 BTU AC\Heat at the salon. The thermostat will be placed at the nav station. This goes with our no LED air port look. Besides the nav station is one of the warm places on the boat and I would think it would be a good spot to have the thermostat. As that is the space we want to cool from there to the stateroom door with this unit. 

Whale Gulley IC shower sump work started - 2011

It is time to start the shower sump project, tested this new\used one.

Top sides polishing

 Got a little more compounding, polishing and buffing done. I cheated a little and did the non-skip between the hand rail and the portholes as we never step there. This port side lower coach roof are is about done. The from area is left and then around the bow are to the starboard side is next.  We are not in any hurry. It would be nice to get most of it finished before the black birds get here this winter as their poop stains the deck and is hard to get off. I wish we could reason with the black birds but they have no sense of decency.

 This will hopefully make the poop easier to clean off.

TW Holding Tank Discharge Pump(Macerator) installed - works! - 2011

August 2011 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

The dark brown board is 3/4 marine plywood that supports the drawers.

Water Heater Load Diverter came

Our hot water heater element came in. This will allow us to hook our Blue Sky solar controller to the hot water heater. The wind generator can be heating hot water. Not quite that simple but it is the jest of it. Now to purchase the new hot water heater.

Cockpit table - hinges

The two new hinges came in. Now we have all four. Next week we will start the cockpit table build.

Installed piece behind toilet and new toilet seat

 The piece that goes on under the door behind the toilet seat was finally put back in place. It has been a long time but we were finally ready to install it. The question was how. It needs space behind it so it will match up with the door. It therefore could not be screwed right on. Also where any screws would go there is not much wood. We opted to put two screws into the door frame, protruding a bit so we could then wedge the piece into place. 

Now as it is being held there we used blue tape to make some final adjustments like the angle it faces etc. Then Debbie took some glue we used on the refer and kind of spot glued it in place. Next we will add more glue and it will be done.

 Also we installed a new toilet seat. This is a house hold type that we got at Lowes and is the slow close automatic type and plastic. We decided against another wood one as it was heavy and the paint was rubbing off on the teak louvered door behind the toilet. The plastic type solves this problem.

Anchor chain rubbing on bow roller - 2011

August 2011 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

Over the roller with chain hook on the chain.

 We ran a anchor chain test to remove the stress of the chain rubbing on the edge of the anchor roller as it goes out and comes into the anchor locker. 

Peek-a-boo blinds for the salon - 2011

The Peek-A-Boo blinds came, and they do look nice but are too small. The radiuses on the corners are fine but the space around the blinds is too great. We are thinking they will need to go back.

New Windows

 We just made a appointment with Marks Plastics for this Sunday to discuss our windows. He will be here in San Diego

We are strongly considering this with the ¼ safety glass tinted as we will be coastal cursing.

Marks Plastics

369 E. Harrison St., Unit G

Corona, CA 92879

Tel: (951) 735-7705

Refer - epoxying the fiber glass

 Debbie cut some more template out and we added the two pieces of fiber glass panels that we had previously cut out. This time we used the slow hardener.  

 Debbie then cut one piece of fiber glass to cover the whole front side and the whole starboard side at once. That is minus a couple inches on the bottom where it juts out. I helped epoxy this piece in. We also got a few more pieces around the top opening. Some places now have two layers of fiberglass. We are going for three. 

The slow hardener tends to let the epoxy drain down into the bottom of the refer where it pools up. This is not a problem as it evens out the fiber glass. We added a piece to the inside top and it stayed up there just fine using the slow hardener. 

Solar panel bimini mock up - 2011

August 2011 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

I grabbed some electrical conduit out of a dumpster by work and cut it to the length of the Kyocera Solar KD-135GX 135 Watt12 Volt Solar Electric panels.😁

Shower sump - Whale Gulper hose

 Called Whale on what is the best hose to use for the shower sump pump we got and they said the clear re-enforced water hose or sanitation hose. They do not kink easily and they do not deteriorate inside.

While working on the macerator we will also throwing in the shower sump (SS) project. After all the hose to the SS run in under the bed and we freed up the through hole when we installed the macerator through hull.

Now to measure the length of hose we will need for the shower sump. One will come in from the head and then one out from the sump to the through hull. We need ¾ inch ID hose.

 It is this kind

 With sanitation hose you would not see the gray water so we may go with the sanitation hose.

We need ¾ inch ID hose.

Gulper IC Gray Water Systems

Model # 12026951   |   Manuf. # WM8284

Whale Water Systems Inc
91 Manchester Valley Road,
P.O. Box 1788,
Manchester Center, VT 05255,
U.S.A.
usasales@whalepumps.com
Tel: +1 802 367 1091
Fax: +1 802 367 1095

Macerator

 After stopping at A to Z Marine and then crawling around the holding tank I realized II needed more parts and some support from SeaLand.

 I called they said they would evaluate my project and call back. We sent a bunch of pics etc.

Advertised to look like

Parts after trip to A to Z Marine Also the hose adapter threaded into the female threaded kit part came from A to Z marine.

Kit looks like this so it is close - PVC pipe not shown

Kit looks like this so it is close - PVC pipe not shown

Solution

The solution is to use this combo for the purpose we are looking for. I had wanted to stay away from the threaded fitting but they assured me it would seal good and work fine.

 I was also concerned a bit about the height of the setup but I do think it will all work out.

 Now to drill a 3"" hole in the tank and the glue on the scoop to the bottom of the PVC pipe then soap on the seal and glue on the top threaded piece. The soap up the seal and place it into the top of the tank. It is the measurement from the inside bottom to the top of the tank that is critical. The PVC pipe needs to be 2" shorter than that measurement because the top threaded fitting uses that length for the seal. Oh well here we go again, measure thre times or thirty and then cross your fingers and cut.

Heidi McClain
Customer Service
Dometic Corporation
13128 SR 226
Big Prairie, Ohio  44611
Tele:  330-496-3211 ext 219
Fax:   330-496-3097

 For Marine products

For SeaLand and VacuFlush toilet systems and products: 

Dometic Sanitation Systems

P.O. Box 38

Big Prairie, OH 44611 

Sales and Customer Service

13128 State Rt 226

Big Prairie, OH 44611

Phone: 1-800-321-9886

Phone: 330-496-3211

Fax: 330-496-3097

sealand@dometicusa.com 

Macerator shelf built - together

 Finished off the macerator shelf. 

Top of shelf without macerator

bottom without macerator

with macerator bolted on

As it will look against the wall (bulkhead)

 This shelf and the placement on the bulkhead should make the macereator fairly easy to service.

 Now on to the macerator pipe and hole in the holding tank.

I will need to stop by A to Z Marine as they are closer than Dependable Marne and pick up an 90 deg elbow and or 70 deg elbow and a seal for around the pipe to holding tanks.

A To Z Marine Svc

1214 Rosecrans St · San Diego

(619) 224-1606

Dependable Marine Electronics 

3134 Main St Ste A, San Diego, CA (619) 226-2015