I did intend to have a brief trip out into the Swale on Monday however when I started the engine the oil pressure gauge went full scale I had previously experienced this problem the oil pressure is fine it is an electrical fault due to a high resistance in the circuit. the resistance of the oil pressure transmitter increases as the oil pressure increases. The wiring harness is split and then reconnected with a chocolate block connector adjacent to the engine and this is where the faulty connection is, the metal parts of the terminal block are rusted and the screws are rusted solid. In order to effect a temporary repair I bypassed the connector and voila the gauge is reading correctly again. The replacement of the chocolate block is on the list of jobs for the winter possibly with a proper connector strip with ring terminals or a multi pin plug and socket.
The rest of this week has been spent trimming the corners in the forward cabin, I have completed the after end where the bulkhead joins with the coach roof and replaced the reading lights and then moved on to the aft corners under the lockers I have cut the port side fairing piece and it just needs to be cleaned up and screwed in place.
Port and starboard fairing pieces complete
Port aft corner below locker
Fairing piece cut to shape
Below is a photograph of the fairing piece for the starboard side of the heads which I omitted from last weeks post.
Not a lot has been achieved this week the rest of the time has been spent chatting and drinking tea boatyards can be quite sociable places at times I am not sure if this is good or bad, I would like to think it is generally a good thing.
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