Comments on: Depth https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/ Land and Sea Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Alex https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-275 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:14:13 +0000 #comment-275 Tammy, thanks for the info. I found the file. The water heater collapsed and needs to be replaced. I think it just sat too long with water in it. I’m going to replace it with a propane (on demand) heater. I worked on the engine for a few hours today and learned a lot. The thermostat is toast along with the fuel pump, filter, and much of the wring. The good news is I think the motor will be fine. It has good compression. I just need to buy a bunch of parts. I learned that it is a Kubota EA 200. Thanks for all the help. I’ll get the old girl on the sea shortly.

I still expect you to come for a visit when I have her all together.

Cheers love.

– Alex

]]> By: splendid333@aol.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-274 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:24:34 +0000 #comment-274 The generator is 2KW. There’s some information about it on that last survey, but it doesn’t include the hour meter that I had added. I do know that if anything goes wrong, it shuts itself off and will restart when the error is fixed. The person who added the hour meter had the same model, and said it’s wonderful because it’s safe to leave the boat with it running. It does share water intake with the engine, so I was afraid to run both at one time, and only did either/or, and basically never needed to run both. I don’t remember the difference in sound. With the alternator feeding batteries when I ran the engine for the cold plates, I rarely used the generator.

What is wonderful about the generator though, is that it will heat water in just a few minutes. I used to setup the bread machine, crank up the generator, run it until the bread was mixed and shut it off. By then I had hot water for a shower even in the coldest weather, and I’d finish the bread by hand and bake it in the oven – and YOU probably thought I was crazy to have a bread machine onboard! I’d make these little garlic roll buttons and serve them with pasta and a sauce out of a jar, and people thought they were in heaven.

There might be a folder about the generator in that plastic box of files Ken (owner #2) set up. Under generator or engine is a water intake schematic. He had that file with equipment information, and then wrote up great “how to” things for me so I wouldn’t screw up his boat. My favorite was for the kerosene stove with step one, “remove the cover from the chimney.”

Tammy

]]> By: jeffsearle@aol.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-273 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:44:15 +0000 #comment-273 what do you do when its snowing in new england? pop in the finding freedom dvd and think of spring.

]]> By: Alex https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-272 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:18:16 +0000 #comment-272 I’ll get an update video shortly.

]]> By: colin@yachtemerald.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-271 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:22:27 +0000 #comment-271 Hey alex congrats fella on getting the boat sealed! Any chance of a quick video tour to see how splendid has changed since the first video you did?

]]> By: Alex https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-270 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:14:00 +0000 #comment-270 Thanks Tammy (Former owner of Splendid).

Do you know anything about the diesel generator. I think I can get it going. It needs a new fuel pump, and water pump. Was it quieter that the motor? Do you remember how much fuel it consumed, and the size of the generator in KW???

Good news, today Darrin totally encapsulated the cabin roof. NO MORE LEEKS!!! We still have to fair it all and finish encapsulating the toe rail. I’m going to restore all the teak in the cockpit. She will be SOOOOOOOO sweet!

]]> By: splendid333@aol.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-269 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:06:52 +0000 #comment-269 Next to the off engine fuel filter is a plug that was for the speed log paddle insertion. I had disconnected the speed log from the helm as I planned to wire the GPS there, and never used the speed log as I felt the GPS was more true to real movement. And, I hated the feel of switching the plug to the paddle and having the ocean come in! Anyway, you have a “hole” if you need one.

So glad to hear you’re going to Cayo Costa. It’s a great shelling beach and you always find lots of sand dollars and other critters. Guin will have the boat filled with smelly things in no time at all. It’s fun to just walk around the beach to the gulf side of the island. Be very careful not to get in the water along the harbor entrance though as there can be a very strong undercurrent, and it’s a dangerous place for swimmers. I was there once when while pelicans were migrating through, and it was quite a sight.

On the inland side of the island, in very shallow water, I’ve found pieces of old medicine bottles, pottery bits, lumps of coal, and other things that probably came from old ships. On the beach you’ll often find worn down bricks from the many ships that went down while carrying bricks to build Fort Jefferson at the Tortugas. You may also find nice pieces of driftwood, and there are lovely driftwood trees that are photo ops.

Tammy

]]> By: mtidswell@sbcglobal.net https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-268 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:42:00 +0000 #comment-268 All work and no play yada yada yada……….. I am also working on my boat. It took apounding during hurricane Ike but I’m almost done all the repairs. Just a few cosmetic things to iron out. This week I built a new water tank because I have now had 2 of the Vetus flexibles split at a seam. Nothing like loosing all your fresh water to make you paranoid. Keep up the good work. We that can’t get away yet need it…………….m

]]> By: nnelson1@hotmail.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/23/Depth/#comment-267 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:45:09 +0000 #comment-267 Sounds like fun. Alex! I’ve been using an el cheapo fish finder on my boat, shooting through the hull, and it’s been working just fine.

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