Got up this morning to start coffee and stepped in a puddle near the galley sink. NOT good! We take leaks really, really seriously, at least until we determine the source. Is the bilge full? Is this something that can sink us? Dipping a fingertip and tasting confirmed that it was fresh water, not salt, so that was encouraging. With some of the immediacy relaxed, we looked for drips from the newly-installed pressure tank or hot water heater. Fairly quickly we were able to isolate it to s slow drip coming from the hose at the bottom of the faucet. A leaky faucet - this could happen in a house, too. Compared to our previous couple of water system fixes, this one is minor and straightforward, a "fixlet" rather than a "fix," we called it. Still, this working on the water system stuff is getting old! At least this project could wait until after our coffee - caffeine would definitely make the job go easier.
This same morning, found a wonderful post by one of our fellow Raft-UP bloggers with the somewhat scary title Boats Break; Living on Them is Stupid. Fortunately, their story was not about a near-death escape from a collision or sinking; it was a humorous take on an accumulation of minor maintenance projects not too different from ours, and a reminder of why life afloat really is worth it.
Having a Ball in Key West
5 months ago
Not bad, once you figured it out! I recall the day I rowed back to Catmandu at anchor and heard a humming sound coming from inside. The galley pump switch had shorted out and had efficiently pumped our entire fresh water supply into Casco Bay.
ReplyDeleteAfter I replaced the switch, I routed the power through a dedicated switch on the fuse panel so I could turn it off from a second switch if I wanted to. Plus, I keep a spare switch and spare pump on hand. Of course, I have not needed them since then!