At the marine shop at Marina Ixtapa Jerry bought a new raw water pump for the generator, the old belt driven one got worn out back in El Salvador. So besides the solar panels we were having to run the main engine motor to charge up the batteries once and a while. The belt driven pump was positioned in the back of the sound inclosure around the motor, and was really hard to get to, so we did not replace that pump. Instead we got a electric pump that could be positioned more to the front of the box, as long as the hoses reached. We did have to change out one hose to make longer, and because it was electric it needed to have power. For a temporary fix, Jerry hooked up a switch to turn on and off the pump, but the main thing to remember here is if the generator for some reason hickups and turns off, which it has done in the past, we need to tun off the switch within a minute to not burn it up.
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| The new pump |
All seems to be working well, we will need to put an oil pressure switch on the motor to have the pump automaticaly turn on and off.
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Glad to see that you are making your way well........we have just returned to the boat Nov 7.........have had company and did a road trip to Antigua and are now resting before we head to Costa Rica by bus for Christmas.........then back to the White Shell and beyound. Lue and Claes
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