Monday was a cloudy, rainy and cold day so we decided to wait for sun to cross Lake Ontario to Oswego.
That furnished me with the opportunity to do a few things around the boat!
The first priority was to replace a couple of my 8D batteries that packed it in. We found a supplier and should pick them up this morning, a couple of quick connections and we should be good to go. The tough part is carrying them in and out of the boat at ~150lbs each!
I readjusted my port side stuffing box and will have to add a couple more turns of packing material to provide some fine tuning. The good news is there is no longer a leak on that side and with a bit of monitoring it should be fine.
I installed the new fresh water filtration system. It's a two stage system with a 5 micron and 1 micron carbon filters to take out any little nastiest, and improve scent and clarity. It should work the charm as soon as I get a piece of hose that is 1 foot longer than the one I brought!
Other than that all is in good order and we should be on our way by noon today.
Cheers!!
Hi Scott and Sue,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to blog your trip and the photos also help. Too bad about the thumb but thank you for sharing how bad it was.. ;-)
Have fun.
Grace
I've got a foot of hose in my hand. How about I send it by e-mail...
ReplyDeleteOK OK... I'll never make Yuk Yuks.
Just sharing your blog with Bob & Rachelle and Skip & Diane... all were askin.
By the way... how about photos of the interior?
ReplyDeleteHi Sue & Scott,
ReplyDeleteI noticed we have similar boats. I mean Like the one hanging off the Stern ; )
Best of luck getting across the lake. It's a good thing you have GPS and 150 lbs of batteries. I'm enjoying your stories and please more photos, as my literary skills are visual.
Heave Ho
Jim
I didn't realize it was a an electric boat.... 150 lbs per battery! Yikes! If the batteries are that big the diesels must be HUGE.
ReplyDeleteBTW I had to look up stuffing box to confirm what it was. I hope its easy to get to.
Hi Peter,
ReplyDeleteWell since you asked - we have a pair of CAT 3208 Turbo Diesel rated at 302 HP each. They weigh in with 10.7L displacement at a healthy 2200lbs each! By no means the biggest CATS on the block, but they get the job done.
In total we have 8 Batteries like that - helps to keep the bottom heavy and the top light!
Cheers!!
Scott