Rodger arrived mid morning and by that time the sun was peeking through the clouds. We hit the engine room and spent the next 4 or 5 hours in the below decks space.
We changed oil and oil filters in the main engine and the generator. We used the oil changer which is a pump that is connected to both engines. You pump the oil out of the engines into a 5 gallon bucket and then pump oil back into the engines from 1 gallon jugs. We pumped a total of 5 gallons of oil. We put NAPA oil filters back on.
Next we checked fuel filters and we replaced the main engine filter. Rodger will replace the Racor filters when he gets gaskets that had to be ordered, but we went through the exercise. Rodger will also remove the bowl from the main engine Racor filter and clean out some sediment that has accumulated. Diesel fuel is really filthy! No telling what is lying on the bottom of the main fuel tank!
We then replaced the impeller in the raw water pump for the main engine. The impeller is a large rubber wheel with multiple rubber blades. The wheel is about 3" thick and must be pulled out with a puller and then twisted into place. Much lube was used to get this animal to go back into the pump housing. The impeller spins around powered by a belt drive on the engine, and this pumps sea water that is sucked into the hoses from below the boat. All this water is used to cool the big Cummins diesel.
Rodger also replaced the zincs on the main engine. These are called "pencil zincs" that fit on a pin that is on a bolt that is threaded into the cooling water chambers of the engine.
Finally Rodger replaced the windlass switches that had worn out up on the foredeck by the bow pulpit.
After we did maintenance, the sun was shining brightly. I taped off the dinghy bottom and got out the spray paint. I felt that the temperature of the aluminum on the dinghy hull was too high to paint, as the sun now was shining directly on the hull. So, I waited until 7 PM, and then sprayed my etching primer on the bottom. Took almost two cans. Looks good. I will try to finish the next primer coat and the finish coats tomorrow, weather permitting. It is supposed to rain again tomorrow afternoon.
It was a good day. I learned a lot spending the day down in the engine room, even though my back and legs are sore.
Tomorrow I need to try to finish the painting and then work out some storage situations in the engine room.
Thanks for reading!
Pictures below:
1. Nice center console docked next to us....as discussed yesterday
2. Working in the engine room
3. Dinghy bottom taped off
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