Went to the coast to help a friend install his rebuilt 4 cyl diesel
and work on my boat. His engine install went well and I am very
impressed at his primitive engineering to get the engine from his
truck to the boat cockpit and from there to the cabin and down to its
mounts.
My boat did not go so well.
First, I verified that my diesel waterpump begins to pump and then
stops. I decided to think about that for awhile while I put my roller
furling back on. I installed it myself 4 years ago so I thought this
would go well but did not forsee that 4 years of age would cause my
tendency to get dehydrated get so much worse. I literally drank a
gallon of water in two hours. When I start to get dehydrated, I
simply cannot think clearly and end up doing stupid things. The
install was difficult. Once it was up, I couldnt raise the jib on the
track. For some reason it is jammed up at the top and will have to be
taken down again. Maybe next week will be cooler although it was only
92 yesterday.
Then, once I had drank enough water, I decided to watch my water pump
on the diesel while it ran thinking that maybe the belt is slipping.
Nope, not slipping but then got my flashlight to illuminate things,
AHA. The raw water intake hose seems to be flattened at both ends. I
replaced this hose last year and have not used her that much and the
hose is much more flexy than the previous one. I think I just have
wimpy hose that collapses at the fittings. I will buy better hose but
brought the water pump home for inspection just in case.
When I was younger, the heat didnt bother me and we would tough it out
and sail through summer (in spite of no wind). I just am not able to
do that any more.