It to do those other repairs. Over the past couple of days, I've installed a new sink drain in the head, that has a p-trap built in and cool rotating flap type device to hold water in the sink. Now we won't be dis-heartened when we drop something down the drain, as it won't go directly overboard. Besides that, I installed a new fresh water pump under the galley sink. I did a proper install versus just following the previous install, and it's quiet, no water hammering, and no intermittent loading on the electrical system. Also, after 12 years of having worked on everything on the boat, I found a piece of screen that was shoved into the pipe for the outlet side of the tank selector switch. Taking that out really increased the water pressure and helped the pump run more smoothly. Besides that, I cleaned out the raw water strainer for the AC-heater and replaced the raw water strainer for the head. I had modified the raw water strainer for the head so that I could route a fresh water tank for flushing only. What I found out over time is that it takes a lot of water for a fresh water flush and I just don't have the time nor do I want to carry that much water. And, it didn't eliminate the sulfur dioxide smell. So, I ripped out the rain drain plumbing and hooked it back up so it routes the rain overboard like before, and replaced the modified raw water strainer. Not sure if I'll keep the small tank for something like a wash down pump, or turn it back into storage. I know, nothing like a fresh water wash down, but that's more of ... pumps, tanks, needing to fill, higher electrical loads, etc. I'm wanting to keep thing simple at this point. This boat just isn't a Discovery 55, ha ha. It's really designed for sailing in and around Florida and the Bahamas.
With those repairs completed, it's time to move onto the head and the holding tank. I'm going to dive into re-doing the holding tank for a second time. I'm not convinced that it's not leaking just a little bit. It's time to replace the hoses anyway and I have an electrical pump to discharge the phecal matter that I can install, but I may hold off on that as I just rebuilt the manual pump a year ago.
After that, I think I should really replace the piece of flooring that has rotted out over the years. It's in the galley and isn't too dangerous as the whole boat has a think fiberglass flooring and the wood flooring is only for looks, but the possibility of splinters is a definite, not a maybe. And, the carpet that I had down works at the dock, but not out sailing with the boat on a heel.
And, finally, yes, I'm actually getting to the end of the list of shit to do, and it will be ready for this spring. Gotta get a new fishing license.
Kb
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