- The last few days had some unexpected projects which took priority from work on the bridge. Eric did manage to get the helm overhead scraped, small panels removed and patterns made for the 1/4 inch plywood facing.
- The forward emergency hatch needed work on rebuilding the door and inner hatch seal. All redone and functional again.
- The air conditioning raw water pump in the engine room started leaking badly due to a seal failure. We got up very early to replace the pump before the bad heat of the day set in. The job took about three hours. The last photo shows the leaking pump.
1. The pump was still working although the leak was bad and it didn't just up and quit without warning.
2. It happened at the end of June and not in the intense heat of mid-august.
3. There was a new replacement pump already wired and had been set aside for when we were planning at some time in the future to re-plumb the system.
4. Even though Eric had to do some modifications and add some extra wiring, it all went well.
5. Everything works and although it was physically demanding in the heat and painful for Eric's shoulders, he made it through. He is now taking a couple days off from anything too strenuous to give his shoulders a rest.
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