Decommissioning, Day Four

Bob's Clothing, tools, papers & manuals, & Rx's – found, assembled, and sorted: 1. Bring home, 2. Leave in storage locker, 3. Put into camper for trip home, or 4. Throw away. Food on boat also sorted: 1. Put in camper, 2. Leave on boat, 3. Bring to food shelf, 4. Eat now.

We hauled more stuff to our storage locker. Another van full. And almost a storage locker full too.

Arranged with Mr. Honda Outboard Engine Repair Guy to pick up and service the 2.3hp Honda outboard – should be done by tomorrow so we can get out of Dodge sometime soon.

And yet another day searching for the water leak. We put green food coloring in the main freshwater tank to test for leaks.  And there is still another fucking leak – we got green water in the bilge!  It is not / cannot be / any of the tubing downstream of the pump – I either replaced or capped-off all of the tubing.  ALL fittings are visible and not leaking. But there IS now green water in the bilge.  That leaves either the main fresh water tank or the hot water heater tank – most likely the former.  We arranged to talk to the service manager here tomorrow morning – so here goes another couple of Boat Units. Maybe they can fix it while we are gone for the summer – I refuse to deal with it in the fall when we return. Maybe, just maybe, replacing EVERYTHING in the fresh water system will stop the leaks. Maybe. No sense fishtaping to replace some more of the leaking PEX tubing, as it is capped off and we have bigger problems here.

We are thinking about purchasing augurs, to strap the boat down securely when on-the-hard to prevent it blowing away in the [coming for sure this year, with our luck] hurricane. Also thinking about not doing this and hoping the boat is gone when we return [see Fucking Leak, above].

Scheduled: Tomorrow=Wednesday, 7am – meet with service manager about having someone (not us) find and fix the water leak.  12pm – Outboard motor returns, serviced and ready for next season. Thursday, 12:30 – haulout, blocking on jackstands, install boat cover, final boat prep.

Ilona's been busy sorting, moving, and especially cleaning the boat. Day One of wiping everything down with vinegar solution to prevent mildew – it does get a bit humid here during the summer …