New duck bills for the TW Holding Tank Discharge Pump.
TW Discharge Pump(Macerator) duck bills + other things etc - 2012
April 2012- Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA
Xantrax Link 2000 wiring up, making twisted pair - 2012
April 2012 San Diego, CA
Ok so next time I will read the instructions, honest, OK maybe not but I’ll try!
Bruce 45 second anchor ride
OK called:
Lewmar Inc
351 New Whitfield StreetGuilford Connecticut 06437, USA Tel: 203 458 6200 - support Fax: 2034535669
We are looking to add a rode to our Bruce
45 second anchor. Good thing we called them because I was going to get 40’ 3B
chain and 260 Sampson 6 strand for that rode.
Comes to find out that that would tear up the
rope drum in no time, that chain.
If we want to use the drum for the
secondary anchor rode it needs to be all rode, no or minim chain. Meaning 5-10
feet of 3B chain would work but at that point where it reaches the drum it
would need to be hand tailed in. That amount of chain would help seat the
anchor.
For
the rode drum we could use about any line like the Samponson Deep 6 anchor line
that we have on the stern anchor. It flakes real nice, drains nice and is easy
to work with and takes up little space.
Called Sampson and they do not make the
Samposon Deep 6 line any more. They did not sell enough of it. It is still around
the web though.
Hmmm. Now if we want to use the secondary
anchor as the primary anchor in case we lose the primary anchor for some reason
then the rode would need to fit the gypsey.
Well
that is what we would want to do. If it does not fit the gypsey it would need
to be used on the drum and we would need to tail it all in all the time.
So
looks like we will purchase a rode that will fit the gypsey in case we need to
use it as a primary anchor.
That
line would be either a 5/8 8 ply or a 9/16 medium lay.
Ordered Teak 10x10 return grill for 5200 BTU AC\Heat unit
We just ordered a Teak 10x10 return air grill
for our 5200 BTU state room AC\Heat unit.
We had tried A To Z Marine Svc 1214 Rosecrans St San Diego (619) 224-1606
The 10x10 teak return
grill they had (only one) the plastic louvers were slanted down on the right. I
just could not buy it that way.
Just have a hard time
with that store. They charge it seems top retail and well, just not the place
it seems.
We ordered it from marinediscounters.com
I called them and
they are very helpful and know the AC boat business. We have a lot of splitters
and ducking to buy yet so this may be the place. They also off supply teak grill
with adjustable louvers.
Also good discounts on Vacuflush parts and at A To Z Marine
I picked up a couple parts and paid way more. Of course I waited till the last minute
as we want to do a project this weekend so I had to get them now.
Ding davit cross piece, purchase or modify existing one? - 2012
April 2012 - San Diego CA.
Because we are trying to save some cash for other items like
a watermaker the Kato Marine Island Davits dingy davits cross brace is going to get re-visited. At first
we were just going to get the or I thought we were before asking Debbie what
she liked, the singe cross pole. It is shinny and nice looking. It is also expensive! This is the last part of the dingy davit project. We were waiting to decide on a dingy to find the best lifting point dimensions and realized that the dingy is longer than the lifting points our stern can support. We are looking at a 10' 2" dingy. Our davits are not that far apart so we will do the best we can on spreading them out to get crossest to that measurement.
ICOM 802 SSB and Pactor modem - purchased - 2012
April 2012 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA
We just ordered or ICOM 802 SSB and Pactor modem III from Sea Tech Systems.
Spectra water make is our choice, maybe?
We have decided on a water maker to purchase, at least we
think so. It will probably take some more research and some more talking over
however we are leaning towards the Spectra Ventura 150 Deluxe-150GPD 12V or possibly the
Ventura 150 Deluxe
Ventura 150
Shower sump plumbing completed
OK this may just be a guy thing or a me thing but does this piece of plumbing just look cool!
Our next plumbing adventure for the shower sump cam off without a hitch. The hose from the shower sump sensor (SSS) came off easy from the sensor.
Replacing clear hose.
Then the hose came off the pump not so easy but with a box knife we cut it
off the plastic hose barb and the cut the other end from the SSS off the remaining
plastic hose barb. The new black hose has
a nice flow to it and is easy to work with. Another project completed!
My left shoulder is sour from trying to be part of the bilge.
Then with the hos out
it was just a matter of fitting the joiner to the new hose and getting the length
of the new hose right with some inches left for spare hose in case of some who
knows what problem.
Now the cool thing
about this setup is we put the joiner together by hand. No cranking down on it
with pipe wrenches. This means it should be no problem taking it apart in the
future if we need to clean out a clog.
Note:
I brought the joiner (which is really called something else but I do not know what) to ME and we compared it with others. It was just like the others so it seems fine, not defective.
OK a mess but the rest will get cleaned up soon.
New black hose connecting to SSS.
Joinsr
The black hose connecting to the pump.
What’s left it to epoxy some wire tie holders to the hull so
the joiners do not bag around and secure the hoses and wiring. We will do that
as we move on and strt the auto pilot flux gate compass install and was down
pump and AC plumbing in the area.
Shower sump plumbing re-visited! - 2012
April 2012 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA
Stopped by Marine Exchange and picked more shower sump plumbing supplies.
Xantrex Charger\Inverter chassis ground cable came - 2012
April 2012 - Tied up in Marina Cortez in San Diego, CA .
Our Xantrex Charger\Inverter chassis ground cable came in.
Now to install it and then we are ready to install the Blue Seas double pole breaker.
Purchased the KISS-SSB grounding system
We just purchased the KISS-SSB grounding system from sea-tech.com.
This should make one of the more complicated and trouble installation items of the SSB much easier and simple. Because we are doing this all by ourselves simple is much better :).
This should make one of the more complicated and trouble installation items of the SSB much easier and simple. Because we are doing this all by ourselves simple is much better :).
New latch on the cabinet door above the salon seat - 2012
Debbie put a new latch on this cabinet above the salon seat. The previous owner had moved the hinges to the bottom as the seat gets worn in and then the foam rises to a height that the door cannot pass by.
The door worked fine but the latch was not holding. We tried several things and then Debbie decided to install a new latch. It is working nicely. She did the same thing on the storage door (1978 islander Freeport) by the sink.
Ready to cut the hole for Mermaid HVAC FX-1 digital thermostat - 2012
April 2012 Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA
We are getting ready to cut the hole for the Mermaid Marine Air 5200 BTU HVAC FX-1 Digital Comfort Control Thermostat.
Blue Seas Terminal Block series 2510 for Link 2000 - 2012
April 2012 - San Diego, CA
We picked up a BlueSeas Terminal Block series 2510 and some jumpers from Marine Exchange for the Xantrex Link 2000 installation.
Cockpit scupper cross hose
Debbie was down in the lazerett again this time researching the
scupper hoses. We need to connect the two scupper hoses together so the cockpit
does not get back fed with ocean water. The hewer Islander Freeports are made
this way but ours is the older model.
The PO replaced this hose but it has a kink in it!
Attached by scupper
Sterring
GHC 10 sealed
Needed sealing.
Debbie finished off the Garmin Auto Pilot GHC 10 by putting West Marine Multi Caulk
Sealant around the top where it was away from the coming a bit.
When it dries she
will trim it up and it will look fine!
Auto pilot GHC 10 installed
The autopilot GHC 10
we decide was ready to install. This is the visual interface with the auto
pilot.
The spot we decide on is on the coming on the starboard side.
This spot had to be away from the jib sheets and yet leave room to lean on the coming when we want to look ahead.
The GHC 10 supplies a
template and we used it.
Debbie climbed onto her favorite spot the lazerett to check for any un-known objects where we wanted to drill the holes for the GHC 10.
Another hole gets drilled into the boat, 3 1/2".
Drilled out the 1/8 screw holes and done!
There was not anything that was hard.
We chose to folloow the top edge of the coming with the top edge of the GHC 10.
The only part
that was a bit challenging. The coming is curved and so the top is out from the
coming a bit.
This we will use some black 3M 4000 UV to cover and water proof
it. The GHC 10 housing is water proof any way. This will trim out fine and look great. It is easy to see from all over the cockpit but I think most of the route making and interaction will be done on the chart plotter. This will probably be used for a quick look see while resting in the cockpit while auto is doing the work. Still we do not know as we have never had such fine instrumentation!
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