Tag: Purisan

Upon waking up this Monday morning, as I was organizing my day, thinking about what I wanted/needed to do, I thought about this blog and what to write. I’d like to finish writing about the events of the trip to Vallejo. But as time passes, so does emotion of the events, making it harder to write about in an interesting way. Thus, the main casualty of losing my laptop for almost two months is insightful writing.

On my day’s list of things to do was also to refine my plan for the projects that need to be done on Dauntless. Specially, I want to plan, draw some diagrams, for those projects that I want to get done this September, when I return to Dauntless for 4 weeks.

So, why not write about that. It’s current and may be interesting to some.

I’m sitting in one of my two favorite coffee chops in the Bình Tân district of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. I come here when I want coffee, or a yogurt blended with orange juice, and that’s what I’m drinking today. The other shop I like, when I want a fruit smoothie, usually avocado.

I’m alone, so it’s a good time to write. My girlfriend Trinh (pronounced like Din), is working. Doing my three-month hiatus bringing Dauntless north, she expanded her sub-contracting job and now has 9 people working for her producing marking and ink pens.

I can’t complain; I do like women who like work. Ultimately, my breakup with Julie was because she picked work over me and D. Why it will be different next time is not in the scope of this post, but one day I’ll write about it. I will say it’s more a cultural thing than a personality thing.  I’ll see Trinh later this morning and afternoon.

During the time on Dauntless, I started to make a list of the things that needed to be done on Dauntless at some point. I hate lists, as they remind me of all the stuff I still must do, but in this case, it’s needed.

My biggest problem when cruising alone (in the sense of not having a long-term partner with me) is that when I arrive wherever, I’m tired. I don’t have the will or desire to sit for the next X number of days and fix, repair, replace, modify what needs to be done.

Of course, I’m fixing things that must be fixed, but no more. I may do some half-assed job just to get going, but I know I must come back and modify it.

One of the big attractions of the marina in Vallejo is that I am in a covered slip. I don’t have to worry about working in the rain or worse, in the sun. I’m looking forward to it.

My current list of projects includes everything that must be done before September 2019, once in Southeast Alaska. Obviously, some things are more critical than others, e.g. I don’t need the diesel heater until Alaska. Other things are conveniences, but on a boat, conveniences are important. So, one of my first projects next month will be to move my fresh water tank selector valve so I don’t have to go under the floor in the guest cabin every xxxing time to change water tanks. Along with that, I will also clean out the water tanks and reseal the inspection ports and install a baffle on the Maretron ultrasonic sending unit. This should be a day’s worth of work. If Trinh was with me, probably half-a-day, since she’s always busy like a bee. I’m more like a sloth, so it will probably actually take two to three days.

Here’s the current Dauntless Project List:

System	Item	Problem/Issue/Goal	Notes, parts?	Est Completion
Engine	Change Oil R&R Impeller Cover	Been leaking for 2 years		Done 6663.88 hrs. April 2019
H2O	Move tank valves Reseal tank fittings Replace lines, one-way valves, Check and redo all clamps Place caps on Maretron tubes Make external filter system for tank fill			September
	Water Pump pressure switch	Adjust	?
	Mount Spare pump?
Transmission	Real seal leak	Check engine alignment??	??	April 2019
Fuel	Sight tubes	Put LED strip behind tubes Bundle wires on port side
Watermaker	R&R Seals with kit Add three-way intake valve			September
Generator	Oil & filter Install Battery Check remote start switch Install Perko switch to house? Check Charger to Gen	Nice not to have to get out jumper cables?		September
Bow Thruster	R&R broken gear	Would be nice to use again, OTOH I’ve done wo for 3 yrs.
VHF’s	ICOM 304 Internal relay? Handheld Chinese handheld	Send back to ICOM Needs battery Figure it out		September April 2019 April 2019
Salon Hatches	Add hinges to middle two	Get someone who knows wood		September
Outside Hull	R&R rub rail Touch up paint Cap Rail refinish	With Stainless steel (CI Hbr)		September April 2019 2019
Ext Doors	Touch up, Tung oil			2019
Fly Bridge	Water ingress	Where? Rail fittings?		2019
Windlass & Anchor	Lube windlass Re-mark Anchor chain			September 2019
Solar Panels	Re-wire controllers, fuses, switches Add array over dingy	Replace terminal blocks and fuse holder		September
Purisan	Controller corroded	Return to Raritan		September
Pilot House Electrical	Add capacity	Run additional cable, pos and neg from ER distribution		Sept or April
Paravanes	Get two new 28”, Use current as spares Make holder Reduce excess lines			April 2019
Boom Winch	R&R			April 2019
Mast	Make New Bracket for Instruments Get 25’ NMEA 2000 cable Re-attach spreader lights			September
Diesel Heater	Complete Wallas installation			2019
Hookah	Face mask and compressor			2019
Hydraulic Fittings Octopus Pump & Capilano piston	Standardize all fittings Rebulid	Spare??		2018 -2019

 

I’m tired just wiring this list. I think I’ll rest now.