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Nikki is doing well. We have my Dad onboard now for a few weeks. Our Isasatphone pro is great. Cant say that for the pre paid carrier. They let us down and we had no service for 8 weeks and their customer service is dismal. PM me for info anyone. I will never use them again.
I have been using open cpn and it has been really good and my charts have been accurate. I acquired a 2010 chart for it. The water maker has been going well with a few minor probs which I was able to get around. The overpressure relief valve leaked so I got rid of it. I do not have over pressure protection now and I have found the gauge clocked all the way around a few times now. Must have been like 1500 psi (max safe is 900!). Nothing exploded and the membrane still does 160ppm (under 600 is considered good).
The gen works OK. But I had to repair the muffler when it melted and set the fire alarm off. The raw water impeller died so the exhaust gas ran too hot. The unit wont overheat easily though as it is plumbed into the hot water tank via an other heat exchanger. I sawed a fitment tab off the plastic muffler and used it as filler rod and plastic welded the hole using a windproof jet BBQ lighter.
Mmm so what has gone wrong. Well nothing hugely major other than the above our maceration pump burnt out an impeller because it was left on for 2 hours (could not be heard over the engine). I can do without it. I can still pump manually through it as the blades are still OK. This should only matter if I use the holding tank which I never use out here.
Our wind direction meter is giving false readings. I have no idea on how to fix this. I have tried to re calibrate it but it still is off by 10-20 deg.
Our dingy has blown a seal around the air fill intake which is near impossible to seal. So I have to pump it every day. The the handle to the mech which allows the Tohatsu 8 motor to be raised snapped off the outboard. But I can still do it with risk to my fingers. I am used to it now but I wouldn't want anyone else to try it.
I'm not sure if my longer anchor roller/bowsprit (about 1.5-2 foot long) is standard. But with the code zero pulling up on I thought some added security was needed so I added a Kevlar bobstay to the tow ring and it is rock solid.
A few more locking tabs broke off some of the hatches. But I was able to glue them.
Well I am sure there is more than that but its all OK really.
Life goes on nicely.