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First anchor splash recently, now, too.

Addressing some more seeps on new clamps, which is about the worst we can
talk about in our
shakedown, if you ignore the last-minute start battery
replacement this morning :{))

What do you use 'clamps' for?

Unlike some we know, we have an inboard diesel auxiliary power plant. The
hose which connects to the bottom of the raw water pump seeps a bit, now
(never has before, but that was then). Normally the clamp would do the job,
but I broke a couple of them before I decided I'm going to pull it and have
a looksee.

So it's hose clamps. Why not say that as there are many different
types of clamps.

The Y valve to the toilet and holding tank (I hear you have installed one
of those, yourself, even),

I don't have a Y-valve. All I have is a 1 1/2"ball valve at the thru-hull
fitting and an in-line, 1 1/2", ball valve on the holding tank side of
the T from the discharge side of my ElectroScan, US Coast Guard
approved Type I MSD. One side of the T goes to the thru-hull while
the other side goes to the 1 1/2" plastic ball valve on the holding
tank side. IOW, in a no-discharge zone I have the option of directing
the flush to the holding tank which will then contain *treated* sewage
which I can legally discharge outside of the no-discharge zone. No
need for pump-out costs and hassles.

I have no leaky hose clamps in the system. My system must be air
tight as to empty the holding tank overboard I use air pressure from
a tire pump on a vent hose Shrader valve fitting to pressurize the
holding tank. Then when I open the hull discharge valve, the treated
tank contents get pushed out of the thru-hull fitting/valve.

forward, developed a crack in one of the legs. I have spares, but at the
moment, I have a drip on a different leg. All will be addressed in the AM.

Stuff gets old and breaks. They don't make it like they used to...

Lovely dinner on our new cockpit table, for the first time, and our Rocna
bit like a shark. Reading their website they discourage oversizing - and
ours is two levels bigger than their recommendations. I think it will
probably hold :{))

Engine runs WONDERFULLY, no issues whatsoever at the fuel dock (Lydia HANDED
him the bow line, and I sidled up to the dock sideways so that the stern
line could get the same treatment.),

So, I'm about to retire with a good book, and go back at it in the AM. Wind
promises to be in the right direction for moving south soon, so I want to
get it all back in shape.

I bet you're happy to be back on the water. I don't care what anybody
says the life of a lubber is very demeaning.

--
Sir Gregory