Due to work commitments we were unable to go away as planned to Pollington this weekend, however on Sunday Peter had the opportunity to visit Moonshine to give her a good external clean, and to dismantle the port single lever control. He had noticed after manoeuvring last weekend the port stick was not smooth and engine only could not be selected, therefore this required further investigation.
The above photo shows the starboard engine control, which suffered the same problem last year. It transpired that the pin had sheared. The body of the unit had to be drilled apart as it was riveted, and a new pin was made and the unit reassembled with nuts and bolts.
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| Port control prior to strip down |
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Broken pin
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| New pin installed |
We have encountered problems periodically with the shower drain pump box. The pump box houses a bilge pump and float switch, the latter being the problem, having gone through two since owning Moonshine. We have decided to do away with the Rule-A-Matic float switch, and replace this with a modern Johnson Ultima Electronic Bilge Pump Switch. These are solid state and have no moving parts so hopefully should prove to be reliable and long lasting, and will be ordered from
www.asap-supplies.com this week.
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