April 11 


Well the day is moving on.  A 8:30 I got a call from someone who told me the best I could hope for was 4 pm arrival of a mechanic. Then at 8:30 I get a visit and I am told that someone would arrive at 9:00.  So after some confusion it is verified a new mechanic is arriving at 9AM.  


He shows up and is clearly lost on the boat.  I suspected this as he had a Caterpillar hat and shirt on.  He struggled to get the belt guard off and then spend a long time trying to figure out how to string the belt.  Fights with the belt for about 30 minutes gets it on and asks me to crank the engine.  This I do to complete silence no sound at all.  He then jumps the solenoid and the belt jumps right off.  He then fights the belt for another 15 minutes faster this time as he knows how it runs.  Jumps the solenoid and again the belt jump off.  But this time the engine is still running.  So he told me to turn it off.  Puts his head in the hole shakes the pullieys an and looks at me and tells me the water pump is broken.  I turn the pulley on the pump and pulley is clearly broken.  In addition the shaft is shakes so some bearings in the pump is gone.  NOT GOOD NEWS!


The mechanic tells me in 10 to 20 minutes some guy by the name of Ron will call.  Half an hour later no call.  Know I am pissed off yesterday was a complete write off and today looks to be the same.  Finally at 2.5 hours someone by the name of Axion calls says he has found the part and will be over tomorrow.  Then Lea the owner of the marina come up to me and tells me the guy will be here tonight.  Then it is tonight and then again it changes to tomorrow.  I guess given the two call later a COVID excuse and technician reasoning it is tomorrow at 10 AM.


So that was the day except I they had to move my boat so I  had to buy a new convertor for power.  But at the new location has water so I will hook up kitty water later today.  When I finally tried no water (sigh)!  How the world has been going.  


Pictures


Fate a Bar with a Crowned AR


Think this will take us home?

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