We’re finally getting some badly needed rain as I post this
week’s blog. A nice change. After returning from a tiring trip down to
the San Diego area to pick up the watermaker kit and do a 13-mile outrigger
race, I got back to a couple of ongoing projects. When I found out that the high pressure pump
for the watermaker weighed more than eight pounds, I decided to use up the last
of the steel I had bought to strengthen the 18-inch-long arms that connect the
pump mount to the engine mounts. That
entailed some additional cutting and grinding, but I’m glad I did it. My welder friend has come up with some 220,
but hasn’t had a time window yet, so no welding this week. In the meantime, I finished up steps down
into the engine room using the folding step I got last week, the new battery
box and the new tool box. It will make
getting up and down a bit easier, no small matter given how many times I’ll be
doing that to install the watermaker and finish upgrading the batteries and
charging system.
too many boxes; too little time
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