The plan is for a ~ 9:00 am departure tomorrow, June 01. Tom and Fran D’Andrea have joined us for the first leg to Georgetown, Md.
Almost time to leave, the packing begins
Have you noticed how much the bilge is running?
We got back to the dock on our Sat/Sunday shakedown cruise to find the bilge running more than usual.
We start checking and the freshwater pump won’t keep pressure and there is water in the bilge. So we start the diagnosis by emptying the cockpit lazarette. It’s big and holds a lot of stuff.
We finally found the issue after about 30 minutes of looking for the break. One of the nylon/vinyl hose junctions popped loose and was spraying water all over the water heater compartment.
Now that’s fixed and we can head to the next issue. Making chocolate chip cookies.
Memorial Weekend Shakedown Cruise
After all the abuse/love we have been heaping on the boat we thought we needed a shakedown system run on the boat. Today is a great opportunity for a pre-voyage test. All is good so far.
Working on New Bimini
Brian from Halifax Marine Canvas is installing a new bimini today.It’s much larger than the previous one.
We have added a second 170W solar panel to bring us to a total of 510watts at peak.
We are adding a see-through bridge piece and curtains.
The finished work is due on Monday.
Muse 10 – Where are you?
Click Muse 10 to display the cruise so far in a new tab.
Lots of Preparation for a Summer Cruise
For the past two months, Karen and I have spent some time each day working on Muse 10, readying her piece for this journey.
- It all began with engine work:
- Replace the motor mounts
- Improve the refrigeration compressor stability
- Paint the engine
- Acid wash the heat exchanger
- Epoxy the inspection port to the PSS
- Replace the belts and coolant hoses
- Change the oil and filter
- Change the fuel filters
- New thermostat gasket
- Replace the seawater pump impeller
- Inspect and replace any rusty hose clamps
- Replace any hoses that look to have wear
That’s the starting list and the work is complete.
