Plumbing sucks immensely
This was originally called ‘Plumbing Sucks’ but apparently I’ve already used...
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Tag: plumbing
Fixing side scuppers
One of the things I had been meaning to do for ages but hadn’t actually done, was unplug the drains on the side deck. You can’t see it in the photo here but this is actually under an inch of standing water....
Read MoreInstalling the head
So, I diverted a bit from normal practice here and had long ago decided to use a composting head instead of a ‘normal’ marine head – you may remember me pulling out all the head plumbing and holding tank. A...
Read MoreFinishing off the plumbing
It was time to finish off the plumbing. First, I installed the new taps in the bathroom The old ones were pretty grotty as you can see. Again, I had a huge problem getting these things off and had to resort to a large nut...
Read MoreEngine Refresh Part 1 – Heat Exchanger
First thing to do was to move the heat away from it’s old position – IE above the batteries. In this position, if it vented coolant, it would vent right onto the batteries, which would not be a particularly great...
Read MoreNew hot water heater
The heater that came with the boat was of unknown age, and I had no idea what condition the inside was. It was a pretty good brand so it may have been ok – I decided to replace it anyway. I ordered a 8 gallon SPA Isotherm...
Read MoreRunning water at last
After 3 different attempts, none of which fitted, I finally managed on the fourth attempt to get some fittings that attached All that was left to do was plug in the other ends to the pump Next up, I...
Read MoreFinally got the taps off
I had to go back and try to find a 1 1/16 socket – and even then I couldn’t budge the nuts by hand. I had to put in on the impact driver, and finally they came loose! I installed the majority of the new faucet, but...
Read MorePlumbing part 2 – PLUMBING SUCKS
So after I got the water pump installed, I decided that it would be a good idea to replace the faucet as well, since it was EXTREMELY gross on the inside. Also I am a classy fellow, and a nice new tap would help to reflect that...
Read MorePlumbing Part One – Water Pump
Now the battery stuff was all hooked up, it was time to install the water pump. First I ran some tubing from both the tanks, and put on a Y connector, then I ran it to a stepdown adapter (from 3/4″ to 1/2″) and then...
Read MoreBilge pump system redesign – part 2
Once the lower capacity, automatic ‘maintenance’ bilge pump was in place, it was time to add the ‘oh shit’ pump – this ones sole purpose was to pump out a ton of water in as short as time as...
Read MoreBilge pump system redesign – part 1
So the boat when I bought it had just one bilge pump, a lil 500GPM one with a float switch A few problems with this – 500GPM is a not very power bilge pump at all, and won’t be much help – The float...
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