A weeks worth of repairs….

May 16, 2015

A weeks worth of repairs….

By Friday evening the engine was back all together with a new crankshaft seal and the transmission reinstalled. Two new air cooled refrigeration systems have been ordered – one for the fridge and a separate unit for the freezer. With Randy’s help we pulled out the old fridge system along with the water pump and all the related wiring and plumbing. This will resolve the problems caused by the refrigeration water pump sharing the same through hull fitting with the generator. We also pulled out the windlass motor, a new one is on its way, which we will install next week.

Monday the prop shaft and new seal will be installed and we will be relaunched. They will realign the prop shaft and motor and then we will be back to St. Augustine Marina to complete the remaining tasks of fiberglassing the cutout that was made to remove the transmission as well as install the new fridge systems on Thursday. Poor Ambition will need a major clean-up inside and out – nothing like a boatyard and repair work to completely turn the boat upside down and dusty. A few days of sea trials to make sure everything is in order and we will continue our journey northward.

The antifouling paint issue will have to wait to be resolved. The paint technical rep visited the boat and was absolutely useless in explaining what happened to the boat. He did offer three gallons of paint as compensation. I will splash the boat with what is on her now even if it doesn't look very good.