We Finally Solved our Fuel Issue (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 89)

Fuel issues plagued us the entire trip down the east cost; from ICW mile 0 in Norfolk Va to mile 1048 where we sit today in Boca Raton, Florida. Our friend Brian from SV Delos has come over to help us solve this issue once and for all

Bill and Brian remove the tank from the boat and cut an inspection port to facilitate cleaning. Unsurprisingly the tank has algae and debris in it. What did come as a surprise was another issue, a “smoking gun”, restricting fuel flow regardless of the state of the filter. Watch the video to find out what it was! 🤪

With the tank cleaned and reinstalled its time to get down to some more routine maintenance. We noticed that the bilge was cycling more frequently and suspect the stuffing box. We empty the port sail locker to access the stuffing box. We make the necessary adjustments to the packing nut allowing 2-3 drops per minute while the shaft is spinning ensuring adequate lubrication.

Another cold front rolls through bringing with it strong winds. We notice that we have dragged a little bit and decide to reanchor the boat. People often as what do we do to fill our time and this one aspect of life on the hook!

0:00 Intro
0:55 Recap
2:08 The “smoking gun” causing our fuel issues all this time!
2:47 Quick errand meeting Billy & Sierra from Tula’s Endless Summer
3:37 Let’s wrap this fuel tank project up!
6:38 Fixing our heating duct
8:05 Adjusting the stuffing box
11:20 Dragging anchor in a cold front
12:55 reseting the hook
16:48 Cheers to 10,000 subscribers!!!

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