Sunday July 3, 2022 Port Dalhousie
I can’t tell you how demotivating it is to have nonexistent wifi when keeping this log up to date. Apparently there are many complaints and the owners are shuffing them (is shuffing a word?) off. After the last conversation they made me feel like it was my fault that their wifi did not work. Well, if you are reading this, thanks for listening.
We did a few more shoots and I’m learning new tricks. Every sunset shoot is different.
I ran out of water the other day. This was bad. Filled it up yesterday and the pump doesn’t run. I checked the breakers, the ball cocks, hoses and bilges and all seem normal. Nothing gets the tap to run. This is also bad. I’m wondering if there is a need to prime the pump but I’m not sure how. This is the current state of the bilge, pump, ball cocks, and infrastructure. The bilge pump turns on ok, but not the water pressure pump.
If you are gonna buy a boat, buy it from Al and Linda. Before I could finish the above description of the problem, Al had sent me back a note that describes a solution. Tomorrow I’ll follow it religiously because in an hour I have a lovely photoshoot with Ashley who has just driven 2.5 hours for the shoot.
But now back to the water solution. As Al wrote:
“ Hi Phil,
Linda said you called about no water coming out of the taps?
First, is the pump on?
If you hear it then it is on. Don’t let it run dry a long time.
If you don’t hear it check that the breaker is on, first on the left I think.
If the breaker is on, check the wiring at the pump, follow it to see if a wire is loose.
If everything looks good but the pump doesn’t work, I connect it to a small 12v battery to make sure the pump is good.
If the pump is running and there is no water, check that the ball valves for the tanks are open.
There are two filters on the water line in the bilge by the pump, it the tanks are dirty they can get clogged. That shouldn’t happen, as I cleaned the tanks last year. But you can unscrew the filter and check it.
Last, if the pump is running and the tanks are open but there is no or little water coming out the taps, listen for water running somewhere in the boat. A pipe may have come loose. That usually only happens when you commission the system in the spring, but it can happen. If there is water running into the bilge, then follow the water back to the leak.
Hope this helps.
The water system is pretty easy, some connections are hard to reach, but otherwise straight forward. I put a new pump in last year? It was during covid, so it has not been used much and should be good.
Cheer, Al
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