First it was one thing and then the other...
I cant believe time has flown by and I have nothing exciting to show for my week. Today i pulled out my number 1 bilge pump and replaced it and the float switch. Turns out that my most recent float switch died this week. I have two separate bilge pumps and two separate float switches to activate them. One sits further aft, slightly lower down, and does all the work. The second, secondary bilge pump sits about 3 feet forward, about 2 inches higher and never goes off. So i attached an alarm to the forward bilge to 'let me know via an audio horn' should water reach that second bilge. Well you guessed it, the alarm went off late Thursday night about bedtime. Beep beep beep beep beep beep (imagine very loud and like an alarm.) I turned everything off down below and realized the crazy sound was coming from the cockpit - where the alarm sits. So good news, the alarm works. Bad news, your aft bilge pump and switch need to be replaced.
The old replaced pump was installed 4/2015. So i hope to not do this again soon. This 3' long stick has the bilge pump and float switch attached to it. i lay down into the engine room door and reach way over and way down into the bilge. The stick is 3 feet long to set the float switch down in the bottom of the bilge.
Imagine one pump behind the engine and the 2nd one in front of it.
Both on long sticks to set them way down in the bottom of the bilge.
Plus i played two rounds of golf and did a couple of monster bike rides. That's about it for a week.
Here's to hoping this calm flat summer continues on the coast! -Pirate Skip
