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Went to the coast to help a friend install his rebuilt 4 cyl diesel
and work on my boat. His engine install went well and I am very impressed at his primitive engineering to get the engine from his truck to the boat cockpit and from there to the cabin and down to its mounts. My boat did not go so well. First, I verified that my diesel waterpump begins to pump and then stops. I decided to think about that for awhile while I put my roller furling back on. I installed it myself 4 years ago so I thought this would go well but did not forsee that 4 years of age would cause my tendency to get dehydrated get so much worse. I literally drank a gallon of water in two hours. When I start to get dehydrated, I simply cannot think clearly and end up doing stupid things. The install was difficult. Once it was up, I couldnt raise the jib on the track. For some reason it is jammed up at the top and will have to be taken down again. Maybe next week will be cooler although it was only 92 yesterday. Then, once I had drank enough water, I decided to watch my water pump on the diesel while it ran thinking that maybe the belt is slipping. Nope, not slipping but then got my flashlight to illuminate things, AHA. The raw water intake hose seems to be flattened at both ends. I replaced this hose last year and have not used her that much and the hose is much more flexy than the previous one. I think I just have wimpy hose that collapses at the fittings. I will buy better hose but brought the water pump home for inspection just in case. When I was younger, the heat didnt bother me and we would tough it out and sail through summer (in spite of no wind). I just am not able to do that any more. |