Persistent Peter Wins Again

What a day it was!

V-Berth tore apart for repairs.

It just went on and on. Peter started his day by installing a new deck wash pump in the V-berth area. Now that means that you have to pull all of the bedding area apart. Take the cover boards out. And the only place for all the bedding, boards, and foam cushions is in the main salon. This makes moving around in the boat and acrobatic event. I gave Peter a 8.9 points several times.

While he worked on the pump I washed the deck of the boat, the plastic glass in the dodger, and then cleaned the staunchions which were getting some rust showing up. Then together we programmed the Raymarine chartplotter so that the depth sounder would appear on the databar. Success.

Peter got the deck wash pump installed and wired, and then checked that the masserator pump also worked. Success.

Peter let me try my hand at the welding.

Another success, when the plastic welder kit was delivered. Now on to the holding tank repair. We started the process after lunch. Watched the DVD, looked easy enough. Let's do it. Well it did not go as easy as the DVD instructions showed. We would get it all looking good. Then test it. A LEAK! Again. And again a leak. I truely lost count. Peter is so persistent. He kept trying again and again. We determined that the leak had to be around the fitting. So tried plumbers tape. Didn't work. On to Plan C. Installed fitting using a sealant and left it sit and cure overnight.

One of the very final plans was to use 5200 sealant as a last resort. And a last resort it would have to be, because 5200 is permanent.

Look Maw, No Leaks!

After breakfast this morning we tested the holding tank. Another leak. Not the fitting tho'. Persistent Peter back to the job. After another 2 tests, he finally thinks he has it.

We ran out of the polypropolene rods. The cutting board became a victim in the push for success.

Now where is my cutting board? Why is the corner missing? So you say it is made of polypropolene. They didn't have that alternative in the DVD instructional video. Only Peter would think of this. Persistent Peter is at it again. I maintain he is the McGyver Man.

As I write this, he has once again tore the V-Berth apart and is installing the holding tank.

He worked on the tank over 8 hours yesterday and has another 2 hours today and is now installing the holding tank back into the V-Berth. Cross your fingers.

Persistent Peter wins again!