Opequimar boat yard to deliver a gift - 2022

One of our errands today was to run by Opequimar boat yard to deliver a gift to Coral (she collects Minion Legos and we picked up a kit for her while we were in the USA). While we were there I asked if they had any XL shirts....so I was able to score a shirt after years of trying off and on to get a XL. They always seem to have the small or large but not the XL but this time was a charm! They also gave us a couple of hats and a bag to carry the schwag in!

New cockpit cushions - 2022

 Our new cockpit cushions came yesterday. On time and on budget! Probably a first for many years now. We worked with Tapiceria Sandoval (aka Emmanuel) - Alder and Vidal. We had them made thicker and they seem comfy.

Crack in VacuFlush 5149 toilet base - fixed - 2022

Our leak is not with our J Series Vacuum Tank (Dometic Sealand J Series Vacuum Generator) anymore. While fixing that I replaced the hose from the VacuFlush 5149 series toilet to the vacuum tank. I think the base of the toilet cracked while I was replacing the hose.

Spectra water maker cracked membrane end cap - 2022

Yesterday we took out the Spectra Ventura Watermaker 200T Deluxe and had to separate the membrane from the Clark pump. Then we removed the high-pressure stainless-steel tubing and checked the fittings etc for reason they were mostly (3 of four) leaking.

Starlink delivered - 2022

Came back to our boat to find Starlink was delivered a couple days early, that was fast! It is now up -and-running. 

Achilles LSI-310E Dinghy chaps serviced for season - 2022

 Debbie is sewing some wear spots on the Achilles LSI-310E chaps she made many years ago now. They take a beating while cruising and usually require a little touching up each year. Debbie keeps the Sunbrella chaps doing their job!

Spectra Ventura 200T water maker rebuild - membrane replaced - 2022

It is time to finish our Spectra Ventura Watermaker 200T Deluxe rebuild/install.

New work light - 2022

It has been a while since I last had a work light I have liked. A fellow came over to our boat the other day with one of these "NileBoom LED Work Light" "Flashlight-work-multi-tool Work Light" rechargeable usb foldable- Ratable light. It has a flashlight and a strip light. It has a ton of configurations and is compact.

Seasonal chap work for dinghy - 2022

Debbie is sewing some wear spots on the Achilles LSI-310E dinghy chaps she made many years ago now. They take a beating while cruising and usually require a little touching up each year. Debbie keeps the Sunbrella chaps doing their job!

Car ac repaired in Buce Bucerias - 2022

 Debbie and I stopped for some morning street tacos while we waited in Bucerius near the car a/c shop a day or so ago. I am the blue man.

Achilles LSI-310E dnghy recommissioning, inflated etc - 2022

Debbie and I inflated our Achilles LSI-310E dinghy after it has been in storage for hurricane season + and it is still looking great! Our Achilles LSI-310E dinghy is over 12 years old and still looking new and so is our outboard. 

Honda 9.9 off for service - 2022

 Here yesterday, gone today, our Honda 9.9 outboard. Luis' guys came by in their power boat and picked it up off the mount on our boat. It will get serviced. 

Mermaid 5200 btu ac unit needs work - 2022

This morning we are flushing our Mermaid 5200 btu HVAC system so that when the a/c guy gets here it is all done. We just did this in January as we would not be using it for many months. We also then flush it with fresh water, so it sits in that till it is time for us to use it again.

Work on Dometic J Series vacuum pump\piston - air leak - 2022

 Today (11-3-2022) I took out the VacuFlush  J Series vacuum tank pump and piston for service and to find the air leak. The other day I put in new duck bills and O-rings and some new plastic fittings, but it did no solve the air leak. Today after removing the pump and disassembling the housing of the piston etc I did not see anywhere it was leaking. 

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More work on J Series vacuum pump\piston - air leak - 2022

Well, no extra O-rings in the piston area. I put the piston we were using back and now it works better but there still is a air leak. I will pull the J Series vacuum tank out next week and remove the top and re-seal it.

(now Dometic VG4 Vacuum Generator, 12 V).

Cockpit cover removed - looikg good - 2022

We have gotten. the cockpit livable! In fact, I meditated here after walking and it was quiet and comfy. Our mechanic will be coming by soon to take our Honda 9.9 hp outboard off and to his shop for servicing, no more me doing it!

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Set up the Garmin 942 plotter for cruising - 2022

It was Garmin GPSMAP 942 chart plotter chart plotter day, among other jobs and it went well. Next will be AIS and transfer a bunch of waypoints I did this summer to the chart plotter.

VacuFluh J Series tank leaking air - 2022

We did some work on the sanitation system. Namely the J Series vacuum tank by VacuFlush (now Dometic VG4 Vacuum Generator, 12 V). It has had a small air leak in it for some time now. 

Boat cove stern section removal -2022

Today we are removing our stern-most part of our boat cover! Times getting a bit closer to cruising off the dock!