A cold front blew in during the night and it was windy and cooler when we got up. It was very chilly by evening. Varnishing was out of the question, so I decided to work in the engine room. The Walbro pump on the GCF fuel polishing system had started to labor like it was pulling against a vacuum. I removed the filter to see if it was clogged but it looked as if it had been just installed. Since there doesn’t seem to be any clogs in the GCF system, I suspect that the pump is going bad. It has been running 24 hours a day for over two years so it doesn’t surprise me. While I was messing with the fuel systems I changed the Racor filter for the generator. It was badly clogged with fine black sediments.
Dora went the grocery store with Brenda Porter, one of the marina’s owners, and two guy docked next to us that are ferrying a Grand Banks north. Later, I went to the dump with her husband to dispose of five gallons of used engine oil. We spent the rest of the day straightening up the boat and relaxing. Dora made vegetable soup for dinner.
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