Yesterday was "put Daydream back together" day.
Everything was torn up in the area under the aft dinette seat from replacing the battery charger and removing the hot water heater. Every other surface was covered with stuff from that endeavor. I was just going to replace the FloJet, put the cabinetry back together, wipe down, sweep up and be done. Couple of hours, tops.
Out to the boat after breakfast, about 8:30 a.m. First thing I did was to replace the FloJet pump while I had easy access to it. It was pretty easy, four screws out and snip two wires, and the old one was out, four screws in and connect two wires and the old one was in. But then I had to deal with the hose from the hot water tank. Some plastic fittings and hose clamps and now both hoses carry cold water. Have to test the pump to make sure there are no leaks while I still have easy access before putting everything back together.
OK, on to test the pump! Oh oh! The house battery is dead. And I had just put in the brand new 20 amp Guest a month or two ago...Out comes the digital voltmeter. Got 13.2 volts across each charging circuit at the charger, no problem with the charger. Back to the battery, 13.2 volts between the fuse holder and the negative terminal. What's this? The fuse is blown! Should always check the fuse first! Seems I had forgotten to upsize the 10 amp fuse when I changed from the 5/5 to the 10/10. Popped a new fuse in, we are charging, baby! Decided to check the starting battery too. It was down around 12.1, but that fuse wasn't blown. Then I looked closely at the fuse holder. It was corroded inside and somehow all bent out of shape and not making good contact with the fuse prongs. So replaced the fuse holder, popped in a new fuse for good measure. Both fuse holders got a good shot of BoeShield inside. All is good with the charging circuits! My little meter that plugs into the 12 volt socket at the helm is reading 13.1 - 13.2 volts. Whew!
The FloJet is now making the pumping noises but no water comes out the galley faucet. Hmmm. So we go back to the pump and start tracing (I should have just started with the shower in the head, didn't think of that soon enough). Had water at the tee where I joined the two lines. Had water at the shower in the head.
Nothing left to test but the supply line at the faucet. Out comes everything under the galley. Had a devil of a time getting the supply line off the faucet, but I did, and my knuckles will heal in no time! Had water at the supply line to the faucet! Dang faucet aerator was clogged! Patty cleaned that, and we have water at the sink again. Happy day!
Time to break for lunch though...
Back at it. From here, it did all go back together very easily. I really appreciate the Decraguard interior held together with L brackets. I don't know how I would have coped with all this with a molded interior.
Then I started at the hanging locker and worked my way forward, across the front, and back to the head. Lots of Simple Green and paper towels! I found the red dust of Powell still embedded in the weirdest places. Everything got looked at before it went back, and boat is a bit lighter today for sure!
Done at 6:00 p.m., just in time for the cocktail hour. There is one drawer I still have to tackle and the shelves up in the vee-berth, but they can wait for another day!
