July 03-05, 2001 -- Unexpected Issues

July 3-5, 2001 -- Unexpected Issues Today, we started doing some work in the utility room when we noticed a small stream of water coming out of the foot light leading into the engine room. We emptied the utility room of its equipment and discovered that the pipe going into the refrigeration pump had sprung a leak. We immediately switched over to the other pump. Unfortunately, the secondary pump was the one that was soaked by the first leak we had back in Puerto Rico and was seized due to corrosion. Even through we flushed the pump with fresh water, when we fixed the pipe at that time. We should have then sprayed it with WD-40 or Electronic cleaner, agh hind sight is 20/20. We managed to get in contact with Enza Marine (actually they were going by in the dinghy) since we don't do plumbing if we can possibly avoid it, if we have to do it we will, but it is not pretty. Mike says that he does plumbing like Daffy Duck, whatever he touches leaks! We had planned on dinner with Masade followed by a movie night on Serendipity, but canceled since we weren't sure how long it would take to get our freezer back up. With Enza Marine on the job, we were able to focus on other underway projects. Mike continued working on the plenum box in the locker, inside of the forward shower while I did miscellaneous other stuff. Within an hour, Enza Marine had the leaky pipe replaced, the pump cleaned up and back in place. Then he pulled out the seized pump to work on that. We finished our work and took a nap. It is hard to work in the heat especially if you are somewhere on the boat that is not getting the breeze! Since everything was back up we accepted the invitation to the movie night; we had already rescheduled dinner for another night. Just as we were about to leave, Ling Ling overheated; we assumed that the problem was that her raw water pump belt had finally died. At 7:00 PM AST, we headed over to Serendipity. It was a fun evening with Masade, Serendipity and Pearl. On July 4, we finished up the work on the plenum box. Next, we took a look at Ling Ling. Her belt had indeed shredded. After getting the belt back on, we discovered that her lip seal was dying and the raw water pump was leaking! We closed her sea cock, and reviewed our spares since we were sure we had one. We don't. Next, we checked the Island Water World and the Budget Marine catalogues to see if they had them. They do, but not in stock. We got ready to head into the marina for the Independence Day celebration that they were sponsoring. We went in early so we could stop by Budget Marine and have them order us one. After taking care of business, we enjoyed an afternoon of food, fun and dominoes. On July 5, we spent the day focusing on cleaning up the boat from a week's worth of work! We had an ulterior motive for this of course, we were having company over for dinner. We got the boat in good shape pretty quickly, then spent the rest of the day quietly since we didn't want to mess the boat up again! Ashley from Blind Date arrived first, followed shortly by Sam and Micki who were the chefs for the evening. They made a delectable meal of chicken and dumplings, peas, glazed carrots, and corn. They also fixed an apple walnut thing. It was an excellent meal and a fun evening