Saturday, September 28, 2013

We Ain't Blowing Smoke! Yippee!!!!

With the port engine pouring black smoke every time it was under load we were getting seriously worried. We checked the air filter/ the exhaust elbow and even dove down and checked to make sure that we didn't have anything wrapped around the prop. None of those were the problem so a call to Jack our favorite diesel mechanic was in order. We even had Jack scratching his head. Turns out that there is a no load governor type thingy ( I know a very technical term. I cannot remember the real term). This part controls how much fuel the injector supplies and it was supplying to much fuel, result, black smoke. After a simple adjustment, no more black smoke. Freddie wired in the new freezer and started clearing out and organizing his tools. We moved all the scuba gear on board, brought the dingy back to the boat and took the jet ski home. Took the boat out to the sound and checked out the new auto pilot and other electronics on our own. It's kinda cool the way it steers back and forth as it learns the tide and wind conditions when you set new waypoints. The depth sensor for Freddie's new fish finder is in a different hull than the original depth sensor. That works well since our hulls are 21' apart and can have much different depths below the keels.  I have then spent the last 2 days thoroughly scrubbing the outside of the boat. Stray Cat has some scars but looks much better now that she is clean. I have a work conference to attend this week. Freddie will spend his week finishing up things on the boat. When I return Hopefully all we will be waiting on is a weather window!
Freddie learning the auto pilot

Cushions and seats scrubbed. lines and sail bags washed and drying in the sun.

Removed the old non slip strips now cleaning the old glue before installing the new ones.

Not so good illustration of smoke and smutty exhaust water.


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