Works in the cabin..
Initial Action
Made a replacement for the broken floor board at the companionway. Probably overshot it but since that is where every body steps all the time: 2x 10mm marine plywood. Epoxy coated. Top surface covered with Rowin mat and 3 layers of epoxy. I am in the process of restoring the copper
Waterpump
When testing the waterpump, it did not work. Checking the cable – OK, the fuse – corroded, but OK, and the connectors – should work. Then we took the pump out and connected it directly to the battery. It did not run.
At home I found the issue, basically corroded cables in the fuse holder. The copper cables are all turned black, but should be OK. Tested the pump with a bucket of water.
The powder coat just came off in big chunks when I was handling the pump. Underneath a lot of white oxide at the pump casing and rust at the iron house of the motor. I spent an hour clean, prime and then spay painted it.
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Reling
The steel wire fasteners are in poor condition, some are missing. The reling lines are slack, making the boat look miserable. Costa Rica has a nice, heavy duty hydraulic crimping tool, which I brought along on my second trip to PG. We started fixing the ruling.