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Managed to find a rebuilt injection pump and bought a spare starter. |
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We're back from the bahamas, went out for lobster mini season (we were the only sailboat on the water which was cool). Anyhow, we got ready to go the next day and the engine wouldn't start. Very strange since it always starts in half a turn. After a few hours messing with it, I have come to the conclusion that the high pressure injection pump is TOAST. Not cool since it's $500 to get rebuilt. Oh well I plan on having a spare when it's all said and done. |
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Well it's been an interesting trip, actually it's been a series of crap, but oh well. I've never had so many things go wrong all at once. Our first issue was the wind generator, bearing went out on it on the second day of the trip at allens pensacola. Then we went to put the dinghy in the water and the dinghy motor ran like shit, later on in the trip the motor completely died, lower end is out and i think one cylinder has no compression. |
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Well i would like to do a follow up on the Fisheries Supply situation. They did follow up with me on the issue and were very sincere in resolving the situation and seemed genuinely concerned about the issue. Screw ups happen, but when a company is concerned about the outcome and making sure it doesn't happen again I've got to give them the benefit of doubt and assume this isn't their standard operating procedure. |
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Well I ended up buying a water pump from a local vendor. Not only did he have it within 24 hours it was cheaper than anyone anywhere. If you ever need perkins parts, racor filters etc... check out this guy he knows what he's talking about and does right by his customers http://fortpiercediesel.com/ That said water pump is in, just finished it minutes ago, FLOORS ARE DONE and PAINTING IS DONE!!!! We still have one portlight to install and the others have shipped however we'll do those when we get back. |
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About the best advice I can give you is... don't EVER order from fisheries supply. So here's what happened. I decided to change the impeller on the raw water pump before we left. I found that the water pump was leaking and in pretty bad shape. Apparently had been for some time. Since I knew it would take too long for West Marine to get a special order in, I decided to call around first thing Monday morning and find someone with it in stock. Fisheries supply had one, i called and verified that with 3-day air i would be able to get it by Friday.... |
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It's all cut, not looking forward to sorting the zippers. Not a fun project this far. I finished sanding the walkways down the side of the boat, i am going to get up early and paint them before it gets to hot to use the paint. Still left to do... finish the flooring, finish the ice machine cabinet, finish the shelf in the cabinet, finish the enclosure paint the walkways and sand and paint the cockpit. Then the usual stuff. |
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Well we had to buy another dinghy, it was one of those deals you can't pass up. We needed something for the bahamas that we could dive out of... thus an inflatable. Since the last inflatable we bought was a pile of crap, we decided to go the other way and buy the best. Hypalon, fiberglass hull and the fact that the store is closing in June (moving to a new location) I was able to get it for cost. Good deal! |
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