Tag: maintenance
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Fixing a Seawolf 520 windlass
The club committee boat, Hawaiian Goose (I have no idea how it got that name), has had a dodgy windlass for a while. Brian has spent the past week re-wiring it completely with large gauge cable, just in case it was a wiring fault that was causing grief. Symptoms: Windlass will start out just fine,…
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Working helm windlass control
With K’s help down in the hole yesterday, we got the 3-core cable run from the console to the solenoid box for the windlass. The first problem we encountered was the one Dad and I encountered – push the wire down the pedestal steel tubing, and it stops right at the bottom. The idea was…
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Re-fitting the hose lid
The new hose layout in the heads means that the lid over the hose collection doesn’t fit any more. A bit of work with a large piece of cardboard and a box cutter gave me a decent template to work from, and a shiny new oscillating multi-tool worked nicely to cut the wood. I do…
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Adventures while changing the oil
With Blue Opal alongside for the week, and the new water pump installed, I figured it was a good time to change the oil and the oil filter. Borrowed the oil vacuum from the club, and started the engine up to warm up the oil. As I’m pottering around waiting for the engine to warm…
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Replacing the raw water pump – 2/2
The new pump arrived late on Thursday, and reached my desk on Friday. It’s a nice looking bit of kit, though completely absent of markings to tell you who made it, or what the part number is! Appears to be a cast unit, with a slightly rough surface; not painted in Yanmar grey, but I…
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Powering up the master bow cabin
One of the things missing from Blue Opal is power in the master cabin. She was built at a time when USB ports were barely a thing, and cigarette socket power was usually provided by the engine (which she has). So, simple project – take advantage of my new-found ability to run power into the…