Visit to the Lazarette

Center of Lazarette, HF tuner in grey

While cleaning the lazarette I took the opportunity to take some photos.

The big black hose with the green tape around it is the exhaust, which loops up to the underside of the seat in an attempt to get it as high above the waterline as possible to prevent flooding of the engine.  The red hose next to it is, I think, the discharge from the electric bilge pump.  The two dark hoses joined at a fitting are from the manual Whale Gusher bilge pumps: the modern plastic one on the port side (right of photo), and the older aluminum one out of view under the starboard cockpit seat.  The cockpit drains are in there somewhere.

To right (port side), Whale Gusher Bilge Pump

Whale Gusher Bilge Pump

Note that none of the thru-hull fittings have stop cocks as I would have preferred and plan to change in Australia.  However, there is no pressure on in those lines and the outlets are above the waterline.

In the center you can see edge on the HF tuner.  You can see the green copper strapping that grounds the unit to the Monitor paddle.  That sounded like a great idea by the consultant  at the time, except that even when the paddle is in the water it can be moving around disrupting its conductivity.  I augmented this with double heavy wiring (red) to the keel bolts.

I got the large gas cylinder in Hawaii.  The smaller cylinder is from Australia and out of date and in any event the Americans wouldn't touch it because it was non-US.  Happily, the Mexicans, like the Tahitians, had no problem in refilling it.

Gas Cylinders (Large One Holds 16.5 Lbs)

Gas Solenoid Cutoff

On the seat you can see what I store in the lazarette.  Starting from the left is the red container of mixed 2-stroke fuel, the black one containing unleaded fuel to be mixed for the 2-stroke outboard, the Baja Filter that I haven't had to use, the two red 10-liter containers of diesel (in red color coded gasoline containers), the ICT "F10" diesel fuel additive, and the blue bucket containing filters, the Whale Gusher pump handle, various oils and bits and pieces.

Stowed in Lazarette