So the Admiral and I just got the major parts of the Schenker Smart 30 put in yesterday after waiting out all the rain the Houston area has recently received. Plumbing is complete but wiring is still waiting on my contortionist midget with 12 inch fingers or the aspirin to kick in after crawling around in the bowels of the boat for 3 days,
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P1020557.JPG [ 147 KB | Viewed 0 times ] Here is the RO machinery. We stroked the emergency tiller full over both ways to make sure nothing impinged on the steering head.
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P1020558.JPG [ 140.5 KB | Viewed 0 times ] This is the booster pump with it's 5 micron filter. The filter can be purchased at any big box hardware store. I built the platform for the booster pump out of some leftover okume plywood. I glassed the top and saturated the sides and bottom with resin before glassing it into the bilge. The cockpit drains are just above the waterline so the pump suction is just below the waterline. I will probably have to remove the booster pump to repair the lower pintle but name a job on our boats that doesn't require you to remove 5 things to get to the one you want to work on.
The freshwater flush is under the galley sink but I forgot to take pictures of it.
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P1020566.JPG [ 145.5 KB | Viewed 0 times ] So I did a "no no" because I was sure it would not be an issue. The manufacturer says not to use the engine raw water as you may rob the engine of cooling. But my engine has been running on a 1/2 hose since before I bought the boat so I added a 3/4" bronze nipple and tee to tie in my supply and re-installed the 1/2" street ell and nipple for the engine.
We were so smart.... We put the control panel for the water maker right where the old cut off was for the alcohol stove. Hey, the ladder clears easily. Too bad the panel covering the engine doesn't quite clear the switches. Yikes!! That's gonna get broke off sure as hell. So I made a stopper out of a piece of red oak I had laying around. Rounded off the edges and then cut it to length so that it gets hit and protects the switches on the control panel. Handed the stopper to the Admiral who will stain it to better match the interior wood and then we will mount it with a screw from the back side. Pictures when we get it installed.
This project taught me a few things. Like my eyes are no longer the precision instruments they used to be and places they say are big enough to accommodate items need to be verified with a tape measure. And the V-berth already has enough "stuff" under it and in the way of any new construction. And finally, I think I'm getting old. I can remember just a few years ago, not hurting like this after replacing all the water lines in Impetuous. Maybe I should sell the boat and buy a trawler. NAH! Better to just sail her.