Kamalii Loves Me

Kamalii is my baby, and she loves me. How do I know it's true? She doesn't want me to go away. So desperate is she to hold onto me she has resorted to dirty tricks. Like having the toilet pump explode.

B**ch.

The bloody port side toilet pump has let go and sprayed crap everywhere - again. Frantic panic to try and sort it out before I leave tonight. I've taken it apart and at least I don't need to replace any parts. It's a slightly shit design, in that the whole unit is clamped together by tek screws that just tap into the plastic housing, and over time the screws have chewed out the plastic as it has been disassembled and reassembled repeatedly, and now they won't hold on properly, Result: a bit of over-pressure and the whole unit pops it's seal and dumps it's guts.

Now I'm off to work to drill out the housing and clamp it all together properly with bolts - as it should have been designed. Flying out this evening. Panic.

I hate this space.

...and one more on to the list.

I opened up the port side bulkhead in the master stateroom today to take a look at what I will need to do to rebuild the storage locker etc. I realised it was a part of the boat I had not actually stuck my head into before, so a quick plea to the gods of boating that I find nothing nasty.

Prayers answered, it's immaculate. However, as I suspected, the new main engine exhaust sits a lot lower than the original, and that is why they had to remove the locker and supporting timbers.

The exhaust sits well below the top of where the locker should be.

Looking aft.

Looking forward. Found an unused/spare AC power cable coiled up behind.

Looks like I will have to trash the existing bulkhead and start from scratch, and move the locker location(s) to fit. The fun never ends.

One more off the list

It is done.

Rather pleased with how it has turned out, and unlike the original design this one can be easily disassembled and reassembled if you need to get in behind.

Now we need to finish the master stateroom (paint and rebuild the port side bulkhead, the same as I have done above, and for the same reason) and then we rip into the biggie: the port side stateroom (aka Emma's swamp) which will require a total strip down. Can't wait.

We will get some prep for the painting in the master stateroom done this week, but then I am off around the world again (sigh) for three weeks. Sharon says she will get the painting done while I am gone. Promises, promises. When I get back at the end of the month we will also be starting to prep for hauling out in October. Antifouling, how I have missed thee...