Plumbing 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… Continue reading
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Plumbing 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… Continue reading
Bilge 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 possible.… Continue reading
Bilge 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… Continue reading
Goodies
My new smartplug socket (to replace existing, slightly dodgy existing shorepower socket), shorepower cord and Blue Seas AC/DC panel arrived today! Just waiting for the galvanic isolator and the ELCI switch and we are in business – I can’t wait… Continue reading
Update
So I haven’t updated for a while, and the reason for that is that I got onto the ‘Cleaning’ part of the project. I’m really bad at cleaning, so ‘cleaning’ meant ‘do 5 minutes of scrubbing and then take a… Continue reading
Rebedding anchor locker drain hole II
I went back today and attached the drain pipe I think I’ll have to end up shortening it so it forms a slope down to the drain, but that will do for now.
Painting!
Or maybe not. After arriving at the boat today, I started marking off the waterline with green painters tape, and then abruptly decided to get someone else to do it. This was for 2 main reasons: – Firstly, for maximum… Continue reading