TODAY
Today our friend Bill from a few boats away came by to help us solve our mysterious no start issue. It was after our last sail when we were about to fire up the engine and come back in Boot Key Channel, when we turned the key and pushed the button only to find it dead. Well first thing we did today was try and jump the solenoid to bypass everything, but to our surprise that didn't quite do the trick. We ended up finding a grounding issue that was solved with a little Dremel tooling, corrosion spray and elbow grease. We also had to reassemble the ignition that I Humpty Dumpdy'd and couldn't get back together.
Every time something breaks on the boat I get familiar with some new part of her, either a new system or a new skill is learned. At the time it breaks or doesn't work it seems like such a hassle but these are things I need to know to be self sufficient out there when we are on our own. Even though the diesel engine isn't our main source of power it's an important auxiliary source that needs to be ready when, well when the SHTF. The great thing about a diesel engine is it's simplicity though. Between the books I have on the boat and the great minds and knowledge here in the marina I've got a plethora of an information pool to draw from. We did find a few other potential problems that need to be addressed and we did break a couple things as well, but she's coming along!
Afterwards we had a great visit with our friends Lynton and Carol on Incognito II with sundowners and snacks. The kids picked up a little job walking their dog and as always we had a great time. We met Lynton and Carol in Indiantown when we first bought our boat and are glad they made it down, it's nice to have them here, if only for a few more weeks.
A FEW PHOTOS
Here are a few photos, mostly of Bahia Honda State Park and a few of Boot Key.
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