Saturday, January 15, 2011
I woke up at 06:30 refreshed, having had an early dinner of ribs ashore at “Barnacles” and then gone to sleep rather early as well. Today is going to be fuel filter changing day, as I have a Racor filter with manometer from Island Waterworld that I’d like to install while I have easy access to parts should I need fittings or other stuff during the exchange. After the fuel I plan on changing the engine oil and, if I have any time and energy left, I’ll attack the cockpit reading light project. I procrastinated starting the work projects by visiting Lauren and Rob on Arita, but after the visit I couldn’t find any reason not to start. After 3 separate trips to Island Waterworld for different fittings and parts, I finally had everything together for the Racor filter replacement and proceeded to cover the aft cabins with a liberal dose of diesel in the process. Despite the mess and false starts, I did get the job done and now have a nifty pressure meter on the filter telling me when it is time to switch filters, plus the Racor has a clear glass at the bottom which shows how much gunk and water is in the filter (plus it allows me to drain it out, if necessary).
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