The diesel pump for the Racor filters - 2 of 8

Later August - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico


 This piece of 3\4 inch marine plywood was left over from another project. We cut it to fit in the engine room where we will attach a diesel pump for back filling the Racor filters after we drain the bowel of dirt and water. Racor suggests doing this every 10 hours of engine run time. Back filling the fitter with a can of diesel is a pain plus we need to store the can. We painted the wood with silver engine paint we got at Autozone along with the pump.
Note 2018:
 We found that we had water in our fuel, that is why we had to drain out the water so often.
The spot for the pump.
The Marine 3/4 plywood we made up for mounting the pump.
Still a work in progress.
The blue seas switch we will use to turn on and off the pump when needed. We made the switch plate out of 1\4 inch marine plywood. It was left over from a job on the boat.

Varnished the oak step to our pull man berth 2014

Middle of August - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
 The step to our pull man birth in the state room was in need of some varnish. I think Islander yacht varnished the oak at launch but left the teak alone. Any way after 30 + years the varnish needs a re-do :)

The path from the beach to the lap pool at Paradise Village Marina - 2014

Middle of August 2014 - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

Quite nice.
 After Debbie and I take a beach walk in the mornings we walk this path to the lap pool fur some walking laps and the the exercises.

Fresh water flush - configured and Installed - 2014

Later August - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

 After getting this set up I tried it out but could not be sure it was working.

Varnishing the galley oak fiddles 2014

Later August 2014- Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

After sanding them down good and taping them up I got some varnish on the fiddles in the galley. That did not happen in one day The short center one and the one by the sink have two coats. The other by the refer has a half coat. They are coming along fine.

Solar Blue Seas buss to Blue Seas blade fuse block complete - 2014

Middle of August - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
 To do this project Debbie had to change out 8 connectors from the bus to the fuse block size #10 cable size to #8 screws.

Burnt out shore power inlet , new MARINCO inlet installed - 2014

Middle of August - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
New shore power (MARINCO) inlet.

The diesel pump for the racor filters - Mounting board, supplies 1 of 8 - 2014

Middle of August -8\16\2014 Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

The little diesel  pump will go in our engine room where it will pump diesel   into our Racor  filters. This is when we drain the water or dirt from the filters (suggested every 10 hours of engine run time). Before we had to back fill the filters using a can of diesel fuel which is a pain. This is another item to make our life easier. The silver wood is for mounting the pump. The paint is silver car engine heat resistant ( Debbie's idea) paint. The wood is 3\4 inch marine plywood left over from other projects.  The pump is John Wanamaker's on S\V Emerald Lady idea. The pump we purchased from AutoZone.. 



Beta fresh water flush - all configured - 2014


 Today I worked on the fresh water flush for our Beta Marine 38 hp diesel engine.
Using our Groco sea strainer. Screen part number is BS-2 3\4 inch.

We are on Facebook! - 2014

s\v Elegant'sea is on Facebook as a quick way of sending out a photo or message. The details or other photos on the subject may be on the blog. For instance a new or upgraded it will have all the details on the blog but just a photo or blurb on Facebook. Come be our friend!


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Solar- Blue Seas buss to Blue Seas blade fuse block - 2014

Beginning of August 2014 - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

Debbie finished off the replacement of the solar Blue Seas Marine buss to Blue Seas blade fuse block project the other day.