Carnaval was fun; but back to work. One of our neighbors, Pete, an old salt, and really nice guy, came over and helped diagnose our overcharging situation. As he lit his pipe down in the engine compartment, he said...." I don't like that alternator." He was right, after only a few minutes it was putting out 14.6 volts and climbing. We shut down the engine, and the alternator was too hot to touch! Our new Balmor 100 amp alternator and multi stage regulator have been ordered, and should arrive this week. This was a significant issue, and hopefully didn't cook our batteries too bad. I'm sure we lost some life and charging capacity, but I think they'll be o.k.
Water.....our fresh water system has been functional, yet annoying. As with any old plumbing; when you fix one area, another starts to leak. The dog chasing its tail... after a few attempts, I'm over it.... it's not going to sink the boat, we'll live with a few drips until we can replace the whole system. Otherwise; building our Solar panel tower shouldn't be too hard; LEGO with stainless steel. Installing access ports on our diesel fuel tank will be a bit more challenging, and lastly, getting our electronics and navigation systems to sync. There's alot to this boating stuff, but the rewards will be many..............
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