Tis the season for autumn maintenance! I was so prepared with 3 purchasing lists for items purchased from 3 different stores. Then I had a step by step instruction list that I wrote pulling from previous experience and articles from Practical Boat Owner and elsewhere.
But even with the diapers and puppy pads some diesel escaped. And I had the wrong size oil filter (too small). Plus the strap wrench we definitely had on board, was not on board.
The process of the project is always part of this journey. The oil and secondary fuel filter change was a success. Learned that we need an impeller removal tool and if you don’t close that engine seacock water will just keep coming when you open that impeller.
Also learned that you don’t put your lovely navy and white rain jacket on until you are 100% done. Not 90% bc in that last 10% you will get an oil stain on the white part of your jacket. And it will not come out. And even cleaning up the smallest bit of diesel mixed with water will cause some major nausea for me!
U2 kept popping into my head with their Stuck In A Moment song. Even after finishing the jobs my mind was still in the engine! Have you ever been stuck in an engine and couldn’t get out of it?
Sails and Sunsets 