Finishing off the heater
Three things left to do Firstly, add a fan. I had two old fans that came with the boat, neither worked. So I took them apart. I discovered that one of the soldered connections had come off, so I reattached… Continue reading
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Adding a filter and fuel shutoff below the gravity tank
Exactly what it sounds like. I ended up using the Dickinson one which was pricey but small and looks smart, and also has a shutoff switch on it. Here it is installed. I had to interrupt the copper tubing and… Continue reading
Hooking up the heater electrics
So now I had a chimney, a heater, and a fuel line. The only thing left was to hook up the 12v electrics. Now one of the good things about the Newport is that it technically needs no power to… Continue reading
Hooking up the heater fuel line
Holy CRAP this was a pain in the arse. It combined all the million-different-fittings joy of plumbing (WHICH I HATE. I HATE PLUMBING) along with mucking around with copper lines along with the added joy of that if something leaked,… Continue reading
Red over Green vs a tricolour, and other lighting things
As part of the coming haulout (also know as the ‘time to stick shit on the mast because I don’t want to climb the mast EVER) I started to look at redoing my lights. Neither the anchor light (on top… Continue reading
It’s so cold!
SO I finally got a fuel pump, that’s the good news. Meaning I have nearly all the major parts for the heater. It’s a Walbro fuel pump with an added pressure regulator. Sadly though I haven’t done anything for… Continue reading
I do love a bargain…
As most people who know me know. Which is why I’m extremely happy to find this old fuel tank, that is basically the PERFECT FIT! In 316 stainless steel!!!!!! FOR FIFTY DOLLARS!!!!!!!! This is amazing. Needs some cleaning but… Continue reading
A cool blog
One of the two people that inspired me to get a boat and move onto it was Phil Wampold, a guy I used to work with (the other person was the amazing Meredith Lewis). Phil moved onto a boat and… Continue reading