Shaft Project, Day 2

Fort Pierce, FL
27 27.94 N 080 19.69 W

We are waiting for the prop shop to check our shaft and propeller. Therefore, today we had to find new projects.

I decided to overhaul our toilet. We have a Wilcox-Crittenden Skipper toilet. The Skipper is known as the Cadillac of marine toilets. New ones cost about $1,000. It's solid bronze, built like a brick you know what. However, the gaskets, and seals are worn out. The toilet is 35 years old.

I've had a repair kit waiting for installation for a long time, but it's hard to find the situation where we don't need the onboard toilet for a day or so.

I started taking it apart. Jeez what a hard job. I got to a point where I'm stuck. I can't get the pump shaft out. I tugged, and banged, and heated it with a torch. No luck. Finally I called the manufacturer. They promised to have someone call me back. So now I'm waiting on them too.

Libby finished waxing the hull, and also did some interior painting.

Tomorrow morning we'll have to find still more projects to work on.