Pumped up

We hopped over to another anchorage in the Deer Group today. We made our move, rather late in the day after a relaxing morning. While the crew inflated stand up paddle boards and explored the anchorage, Quijote needed some maintenance.

There are four water options in the galley. There is a sea water foot pump, and three freshwater options: filtered, faucet, and foot pump. The filter and faucet water sources require an electric pump to bring the water up to pressure. Last night the fresh water foot pump stopped working. With two other sources, the situation was'nt dire, but the electric pump uses… well, electricity. It's also more difficult to be cautious with water usage. Washing dishes with a trickle is easier with the foot pump than with the faucet.

So fixing the fresh water foot pump was beneficial, but not essential. I do carry rebuild kits for all my pumps though, so I got up this morning, made breakfast, and jumped on the job.

The rebuild kit consists of all the internal rubber parts, so it's not a difficult task to pull the pump apart and replace all the rubber bits. I did put it back together incorrectly, so the job wasn't completed without some head scratching, but we got there.

Knute is making beef stew in the pressure cooker tonight. We'll eat it with a loaf of freshly baked bread (shelf stable).