Today we replaced the two horizontal bearings on the steering wheel system. It had too much play and Susan brought the spare set. With the help of Ralf from SY malwieder it worked out well and some crucial tools are now added to the purchasing list. One more item off the ToDo list. Fair winds…
Our Fischer Panda 6.5kW generator has only accumlated 170h in 19 years. Basically it is brand-new but…aging pays its tribute. It only reluctantly started the last few weeks until it completely stopped 2 days back not giving any kind of signal anymore while pressing the START button. Reading, research and testing got intensified and the culprit was found this morning…a 10$ relay, which deteriorated over time until complete failure. Spares are ordered. Boat life…
It all worked fine, some minor adjustments here and there and we produced small amount of potable water with 116ppm! This confirms pumps and membranes are in good order BUT the low pressure switch gives an alarm – we suspect at this point in time – and switches both pumps off with a time delay.
Tomorrow we will try to produce some potable water with our onboard watermaker. I will get some support from HR Germany here in Ancora Marina. It has been put into conservation in 2005 and never touched since then. A pure matter of luck?!? 🤞🤞🤞
☝️This item was open on the To Do List for 10 years. During winter berth 2009/10 one solenoid got cracked from some freezing although the rest of the fresh water system was emptied at that time. However, there was a very small amount of water left causing the valve later to leak. It got temporary fixed blocking the line. Spare valve got ordered and installed today! Next week we are going to produce our own potable water, all going well, first time!🤞
Shaft Shark Illustration
Dear all,
to enhance safety on board we are going to install a robe cutter on our propeller shaft to cut off any lines, wires, plastic, etc. to keep the propeller free of debris and therefore spinning. There are numerous examples of catching lines while at sea and before jumping into the water to free the propeller, I hope, that this first level risk mitigation will do its job and jumping into the water remain a pure pleasure event. Delivery is from US and let’s cross fingers it will arrive sometime next week, ready to be installed at our upcoming March haul out.
The US Post tracking system works well up to now and it is interesting that the parcel is routed via Jamaica originating from Newport/RI – the US Sailing mecca. Let’s cross fingers it will arrive sometimes next week, which is the promise given.
Fair winds…
Bernd