Elements of boat maintenance
12 March 2014 | Cave Cay Marina
John fixing one of the heads
One of the activities that consumed quite a bit of John's energy while in George Town was fixing the aft head. It was working, but it was stiff to pump, and no matter how much we cleaned it, it STUNK! So John decided to take the head apart and replace all the seals and gaskets. It was amazing how much sand-like material was lodged within the head. Our friend Phil said that the repairs should have taken "about 45 minutes"; however, it took several hours over two days to accomplish this task. Now, though, we have a better appreciation for the importance of muriatic acid, vinegar and oil in head maintenance. John enjoyed fixing the first head so much, that we have asked my brother to bring another repair kit next week so John can fix the other head! Now THIS one may take only 45 minutes!