This week has been spend at Gratitude Marina waiting
for the 50 hour engine service. Today’s photo is a view of the Bay Bridge as
seen from the marina. We did some cleaning and maintenance waiting for the
technician to get to us. Today he adjusted the valves and realigned the engine
and prop shaft. Also calibrated the electronic tachometer so that it now reads
correctly with our high-output alternator. We changed the oil in the engine and
transmission. Also wrote up the old engine and took some pictures for eBay.
Search for Yanmar Marine Diesel if you are looking for a project.
for the 50 hour engine service. Today’s photo is a view of the Bay Bridge as
seen from the marina. We did some cleaning and maintenance waiting for the
technician to get to us. Today he adjusted the valves and realigned the engine
and prop shaft. Also calibrated the electronic tachometer so that it now reads
correctly with our high-output alternator. We changed the oil in the engine and
transmission. Also wrote up the old engine and took some pictures for eBay.
Search for Yanmar Marine Diesel if you are looking for a project.
Has been a bit windy and bouncy here this week and
there is a chill in the air that makes us ready to head south. We topped off
the water in preparation for leaving this afternoon and learned there was a
leak in the top of the tank where the sensor is mounted. Turns out that the
sensor head was cracked and the stainless screws used to attach it to the
aluminum tank had mostly disintegrated – a perfect example of galvanic
corrosion. A new sensor unit should arrive on Monday, so it looks like we’ll be
here for the weekend. That might be okay as there is a Rock Hall Festival in
town tomorrow and Sunday that sounds like fun.
there is a chill in the air that makes us ready to head south. We topped off
the water in preparation for leaving this afternoon and learned there was a
leak in the top of the tank where the sensor is mounted. Turns out that the
sensor head was cracked and the stainless screws used to attach it to the
aluminum tank had mostly disintegrated – a perfect example of galvanic
corrosion. A new sensor unit should arrive on Monday, so it looks like we’ll be
here for the weekend. That might be okay as there is a Rock Hall Festival in
town tomorrow and Sunday that sounds like fun.
Noah has been getting caught up with school and doing
lots of reading. Not many kids to play with, but he did manage to fish on the
docks with the son of one of the Marina guys and they actually caught some
fish. His remote controlled jeep provided some entertainment too. A fawn
came into the boat yard while he was driving it around and the mixture of
curiosity and fear in the fawn was interesting to watch. He stuck around for a
good five minutes watching the RC car until deciding to head back into a field.
lots of reading. Not many kids to play with, but he did manage to fish on the
docks with the son of one of the Marina guys and they actually caught some
fish. His remote controlled jeep provided some entertainment too. A fawn
came into the boat yard while he was driving it around and the mixture of
curiosity and fear in the fawn was interesting to watch. He stuck around for a
good five minutes watching the RC car until deciding to head back into a field.