IT GOES ON AND ON :(

OK so we got the boat pulled out for a bottom job and for a few other minor things............so we thought, including replacing the trim tabs, a leaking sea cock, and a look at the oil coolers. You saw that surprise we got after pressure washing in my last post.  All of those voids have been filled and a lot of primer on bare spots has been applied and the paint is drying.

In the mean time I have been working on replacing some failing caulking. I'm not sure who decided that using caulking is the best solution to seal some exterior parts of an offshore boat exposed to saltwater, but since they did, I'm fixing it. By the way, if I catch anyone inspecting my caulking job, they better be a good swimmer :) Now.....I tried to apply all the correct techniques but you know the old saying, "The more you stir it, the more it stinks."  Well, let's just say I did my best.




The stairway all ready for new caulk.

The bridge also ready.

I had also purchased a new set of trim tabs (third set now) to put on the boat. You know the problem, the one you need to go up won't and the one you need to stay down, won't. Well, so far I have not gotten the new ones to work either. After a lot of climbing in and out of the boat to see if they were up or down and a little help from one of the Coral Bay guys, we THINK the wiring harness from the tabs to the controller is bad. So, a new set is being overnighted. One way or another the boat needs to be splashed tomorrow.




Old set of trim tabs. The one on the right won't go up, the one on the left won't go down.

The simplest job (or so I thought) was to replace a 2" sea cock (valve) that would not close all the way.  It is not a good thing when you can't close a 2" hole in the side of your boat that has a hose hooked to it that could blow off or fail anytime. Well, the sea strainer reservoir that is hooked to the valve was cracked, so one of those is being overnighted to us as well.

My good friend, Don Julio, must have been getting some vibes from me because I was happy to see he had a chopper standing by just in case I had a stroke. This one was slowly moving along US 1 to the east stopping every few feet. Have not figured out what it was doing yet, but I'm sure Looper had something to do with it :)

I have not been brave enough to take the Whaler out yet. One boat in the repair yard is enough. Maybe if I get the FF home tomorrow I will take it out on Saturday.

More later....

CTM