Sunday, February 10, 2008

Maintenance Day

There is a weather window for going further east, but we feel the need to sit here for a few days and get some stuff done.

Yesterday Dave finished recommissioning the dive compressor, so we are ready for some remote diving opportunities.

Today he needs to finish trying to get the 15hp outboard working right. It has never really worked properly since we started using it (Dave bought it used in the Keys in 2006, but never really used it). He has had it apart 3-4 times while we were in the Rio, but nothing seemed to help. (The problem is... it runs fine at low speed, runs fine at high speed, but has trouble getting up on a plane and transitioning from low to high speed). It has always seemed like a carburetor problem, and he's had the carb apart 2-3 times, but has never really SOAKED it in carb cleaner. That's today's chore. Hopefully this will really solve the problem.

While he's working on mechanical issues, I need to haul out the sewing machine and do some repairs that I didn't get to while in the Rio Dulce. First on my list is overhauling the cover for the windlass (restitching, new chafe protection, new velcro). I have several projects like that on my work list.

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