We traced one damaged wire to the electric bilge pump and Jak noticed that some of the hose clamps were badly corroded. We put 8 stainless steel hose clamps in two sizes and a check valve on our shopping list.
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| Jak at Work. The White bucket contains parts removed. |
Three of the damaged wires connected the port side cabin gel battery to the "Next Step" regulator that had been disconnected when the engine was replaced. I drew a diagram of all 8 wires connected to the regulator and removed them all. Two of the wires were from the big Balmar alternator that had been on the Sabb engine, three of the wires were from the Gel battery, two went to the pos and neg bus bars, and one was coiled up an not connected to anything. I've got the technical data on the regulator in case I ever decide to use it again.
While Jak worked on the hose clamps I removed the stiff ground wires that passed from the HF tuner in the lazarette to keel bolts in the bilge. They were doing no good and cluttered up the place.
Jak greatly simplified the mess of wires behind the electrical panel by removing 5 instruments, a buzzer, and a light that had been part of the Sabb engine setup. The panel now has 7 holes in it but that's a small price to pay for the removal of the clutter.
We also looked at the damage done to the filler and vent hoses to the port water tank and decided to replace the damaged ends with new hosing using joiners.
We finished the day by visiting three chandlers looking for clamps, a check valve, and electric cabling. We were pretty successful and were set for the next day's work.
We didn't knock off until after 2 PM, well after the heat of the day had set in. Tall icy drinks at the cafe fixed that then we headed for the apartment and the air conditioning.
1 comment:
Lucky you had Jak to help you out.
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