She’s finally on the mooring. This afternoon Evenstar came home from the Great Cutlass Bearing Debacle of 2008 and all is well.
More importantly the raw water pump I replaced seems to actually work! No more sea water spraying around the engine room. My 24V alternator seems happy with it’s new dry state as it was happily producing electricity – something it was very recalcitrant about doing in the state of constant salt water dampness it endured last season. That was a pleasant surprise; I have a brand new alternator all ready to go but maybe I don’t need it right away. Expensive, but I wanted a spare anyway.
So the leak is stopped and the boat didn’t sink. Hopefully next week the new Bimini will start to take shape and the sails will get bent on.
The other happy news is that new tools are on the way. Go the Vo-Tech discount programs at Matco and Snap-on! Torque wrenches, snap ring pliers, IR thermometers and Laser Photo Tachometers and more! The engine will be purring like a kitten in no time (or shedding rods and bearings through the side of the block…). I might actually be able to calibrate my tachometer and know how fast I’m actually running the engine for once.
