We have spent quite a bit of time tracing the hoses for the bilge pumps. There is a shower sump that drains into the bilge from the head sink and shower. The previous owners would drain this by lifting the shower drain pump back and forth from the sump to the bilge. This is not a satisfactory solution for us.
I realize that Carl Alberg left the draining of the sump to the owner's discretion. We do not want to drill another thru hull. What we are going to attempt is to place a tee in the manual bilge pump discharge and have a separate shower sump pump hooked up there. I will write about how that goes.
Both seacocks are now unfrozen and operational. We know where all the plumbing lines go. The seacocks under the galley sink had to have the nut backed off a little until the cock moved freely. We then tightened it down until there was no drip and the seacock moved freely.
The electrical wiring is in place but there are a few changes that we are making. First, all four house batteries have been replaced and a new start battery is installed. The charging system will be upgraded so that the batteries are not constantly being charged at 15 amps. We will also be adding a small red LED light in the cockpit so that there is some indirect cockpit lighting. We will also hookup an external speaker for the VHF so it can heard in the cockpit. Things are moving along.
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