Boat work

So in the past week we have not just been sitting around eating spam, that was just one awful meal to fill our bellies between all the hard work. Tasks accomplished since last Tuesday, Nov 1:

-Installed new bearings in Turbocharger and re-installed on engine. This was no fun, the parts are tiny and delicate. After this somewhat torturous test of patience the damn thing doesn't work any better and still squeels like a pig. This is probably caused by unfortunate things like that the engine has either excessive blow by, leaking injectors, or a combination of things going wrong in the combustion chamber all of which cost way too much time and money to fix. So for the time being the engine runs on too much fuel, oil, and a lot of hope (it worked for our country, so why not my engine).

-Re-installed heat exchanger on the engine

-Ordered new fridge (concluded the old one was toast)

-Got canvas guys started on new dodger and cushions

-Re-bedded most of the main deck fittings (over 100 holes)
-Began deep cleansing the interior (lots of dead roaches and roach poop)

Tomorrow we begin what I have nicknamed Hell week (something that happens when wannabe frat boys get tortured). We will hopefully get hauled out and begin the underwater work. With some luck this wont take longer than 5 days. The yard charges us $60 per day to be there, so we will be working full blast to get out of there ASAP or our wallets will be empty and the CapitalOne collectors will come knocking. 

Some pictures of our fun:

Turbo in pieces

The bearings I hoped were responsible for the excess turbo noise

Ladders loaded for boat yard fun:

 Capt. Laura taking us to the yard.