Chip & Debbie Willis on s\v Elegant'sea

Installing the Whale IC bilge pump and through hull etc 2012

August 2012 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

Debbie did the wiring up of the pump switch and terminal block.

This is upside down work and below the sink area in the galley😀

We decide on trying out this vessel sink in the head. If we like it we will look for a water fall faucet also.
Debbie ordered it from wayfair.com.
SKU #: YWC1044 | Part #: VD1014ORB
Debbie also had to order the matching drain.
Water Creation Hand Hammered 15 Gauge 12" Vessel Sink in Distressed Oil Rubbed Bronze - VD1014ORB
August 2012 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Cortez ⛵ in San Diego, SoCal

Mermaid 12000 thermastat mounted - looks good

The Mermaid 12000 BTU unit got the thermostat installed and it seems to be straight. Could still make some adjustments if we need to.

Mermaid 5200 BTU AC\Heat unit - on it’s way back - 2012

OK the Mermaid Marine Air 5200 BTU AC\Heat unit is on it’s way back to Mermaid in Florida!

Installed the Rule 2000 bilge pump through hull - 2012

August 2012 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

These pumps, the Rule 2000 bilge pump and the Whale IC Gulper Pump will pump a lot of water if you have the correct through hulls and valves, elbows and hoses for the pumps.

Mermaid 12000 thermastat mounted

We cut another and we think the last hole into the nav station :(. This one is for the Mermaid 12000 AC unit. We are now calling it the HVAC system. We got the whole cut and the thermostat in it but it is not quite square yet. We will finish this off and route the wire from the electrical box to here.

Garmin chart plotter + SH GX2150 VHF radio AIS working + ICOM SSB GPS data received -2012

August 2012 - - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

First we took the Garmin GPSMAP 740 Chart Plotter (NMEA 0183 network) port 2 white transmit wire that is mistakenly going to the Standard Horizon GX 2150 VHF radio and connected it to the coax cable (center strand) that goes to the BNC plug in the ICOM 802 SSB radio. The Standard Horizon GX 2150 VHF radio will send and receive from the Garmin chart plotter port 1 on the NMEA 0183 network (High speed).

Called Whale support (1 802 367 1091) to find out how Whale Gulper IC Diaphragm Bilge Pump sensor is located on the pump bottom. It is 2 /34 inches and will pump water to ¾ inches before it starts getting too much air.

We took the 4hp 2 stroke Mercury out board motor recoil off the motor as it has been acting up.

It looks like it needs a new plastic gear catch.

This will go to the Mercury dealer down the street for advice on the next move.

We oiled up the rest of the motor and fixed the latch that keeps the motor from lifting out of the water in reverse. It needed some oil love and general messing with.

Forward eye brow goot some #80 grit sanding

The forward eye brow got some sanding with #80 grit and will need some more on the port side. Then a 220 and some hand sanding on its underside.

Forward eye brow is coming along

The forward eye brow is getting more prep work done on it.

We removed all the blue tape and did a cleanup of the caulk.

We finished the caulking with the brown Life Caulk and then washed it with the Bon Amie.

Now it is ready for a sanding.

The companion way screen is coming along - 2012

Debbie did some more sewing on the companion way screen.

We motored out of San Diego harbor past buoy one and started our Autopilot test.

Ordered two more Breeze Boosters + screens - 2012

2012 San Diego, CA

We just ordered two more Breeze Boosters and three screen for the two and a screen that they did not have last time we ordered one of these for that one. This will give us four of these for our four 19x19 hatches with screens. We will need to put some no-see-um screen on top of the hatch when we are in an area like that.

New batteries and caps for the house bank? - 2012

We originally wanted to go with AGM batteries and probably Lifeline but the sizes are just not going to work. We looked at other brands but can not come up with a size to fit our space no matter how we place them in it.

Ordered 6' of 4" C ducking hose

Just ordered 6' of 4" C ducking hose from Marine Discounters. We tried to just buy it at A to Z but they do not stock it. I called and tried to order 6' of it but they needed to wait till they could get enough of an order for a box. Now they sell AC and parts etc so go figure?

It will be here in a few days.

Mermaid Marine Air 5200 btu AC\Heat unit got wired and plumbed and tested - 2012

We took the unit out and the platform out once again and tried using the hose we got for the air bleed valve. It proved to kink to easily so we opted for the regular water hose. First we cleared out some foam in one of the holes and ran the hose. Then tidied up and replaced the platform and unit onto the platform screwing down the platform and putting one screw in the unit.

ADSP Filter Kit for ICOM 802 SSB radio

It looks like we are going to need a ADSP filter kit for the SSB.
They have one at Dockside Radio.

SSB - DSC antenna now connected

We plugged in the DSC antenna into the SSB radio and it is now all set up, the DSC for emergency broadcast receiving. I just had to plug into the right place on the radio. Like it when things are a simple fix :).

New Whale Gulper IC bilge Pump wiring-switch

We decide not use the normal Whale Gulper IC bilge Pump switch we bought. We returned it and are going to use a 20 amp toggle switch for On\Off. It will be left on all the time anyway. We then will install a simple led light at the nav station to indicate if the bilge pump is running or not. If it is running a lot then we need to look into the bilge. We thought abut a counter\light gauge but do not want more stuff at the nav station. The switch will be mounted by the pump under the sink sole area.

We have a counter that we may set up and leave it in the bilge and we can log it.