Macerator Finally Installed
We woke to
another beautiful warm day in St. Augustine. The pump-out boat showed up
shortly after nine. We wanted to have an empty holding tank before attempting
to replace our broken macerator. We went ashore right after the pump-out. Dwayne
headed for the Ace Hardware store to get the adapters we needed to mount the new
macerator. Carla did laundry and watched TV while waiting for Dwayne to return
with the parts. Two hours later, we were in the dinghy heading back to Foreign Affair with clean laundry and
the right fittings.
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| Sanitary Engineer Hard At Work |
We ate lunch
and put the laundry away before attempting the macerator project. We knew it
would take several hours to complete the job as all boat projects do. The
hardest task was getting the old hoses off their fittings. Our heat gun and
some elbow grease finally did the trick. Assembling the new macerator and
fittings was easy. Sizing and attaching the hoses to the new macerator went
without too much difficulty. Connecting the electrical wiring was also not a
problem. The true test was starting up the pump and examining for leaks. The
pump ran well and we didn’t see any drips. The finished project looks as good
as any done by professionals. Three hours of labor and almost as many hours
getting parts. Typical for most boat projects.
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| New Macerator - Job Well Done |
Leftovers
for dinner (easy). The rest of the evening was spent planning tomorrow’s run to
Daytona and reading. The forecast for tomorrow is windy but warm. We’ll be up
early to catch the tide to help us through the shoaling at the Matanzas Inlet.
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