The Cruising Adventures of Wild Blue and crew...

Having just completed an RV "cruise" to the Eastern part of our state in order to replenish our wine cellar I have great empathy for Jim's blog about RV sites, although I must admit we have been very lucky in our choices so far.

I will be interested to hear how the macerator replacement goes as I have this nasty feeling that I am destined to do the same job in the near future. No-one had warned me about how fast these pump impellers can burn out if there is no flow. (and how the heck do you check ???) On second thoughts, if anyone knows the answer to that question, I do not want to know :-)

M
 
Great write up on the pump Jim. Done a few myself. Not fun. Cussing helps. Reminds me why I enjoy the complicated head arrangements on the 22! We have a 2 head 22 if you can imagine the complexity. One inside and one outside. Carolyn calls that one out on the poop deck but that's just gauche! You ever notice how deep one is in the 22 when sitting in a deck chair? Man you are low in the boat, tons of privacy! Congrats on the fix. I always used to figure in most boats, the more critical the component the harder it was to reach and fix. :smiled
 
Jim, Loved the "Pump" story. Don't much love pump jobs though. Might be why I'm attracted to an AirHead. Always love a good story though and you do that well. Enjoy the island cruising now that the pump is all fixed. Looks like another really nice week to be on the water.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Loved the story Jim, BTDT! And BTW, it's "Crimp" not "Cramp". (Snicker) :mrgreen:

And Harvey, it's not nice to call your Bride an "Airhead", even if you are attracted to her...:shock:

Charlie
 
Great story (as always) but is there any (real) reason we have to use a macerator pump with all those ninja do-dads??
It seems to me that many of this type of pump are subject to burning out the impeller bit if allowed to run without passing poop. (and there is no real nice way to determine when it is running "dry")
There are perfectly good diaphragm type pumps which will pass a lot more than should ever have been passed into the tank anyway and they do not burn out.

Don't want to get in to the details but from a similar experience with my RV this last week which deposited a small but odiferous quantity of said materiel on the parking lot due to a sticking valve, I would say that after being sloshed around in the holding tank for a bit, there is not much left to macerate :disgust

I can't believe I am typing this while eating breakfast, but you started it :lol:

M
 
Ah, Merv, when our paths cross next (and they will), remind me to tell you about the time we rented a motorhome many years ago... and there was no instruction manual in said motorhome.

I wondered why the neighbors were setting up chairs when I went out to dump the holding tank. :disgust

I haven't had breakfast, yet. Oh, and I'm not on a schedule. 8)

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Might be why I'm attracted to an AirHead.
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I've dated a few of those. They're fun in the beginning, but I got bored quickly.

:P

Jim I get what you meant about the pump being near all your pots, pans, stores etc. Our's leaked when I first tested it out. Trust me; it was overpowering. :roll: A new section of hose, some double clamps, some Clorox and lots of nitrile gloves...and some swearing in between... and the issue was solved.
 
I was at the Seattle Boat show a few years back. One of the big yachts that was on display apparently didn't have the holding tank empty nor did it have the valve to the external discharge secured. I was about 60-100' away when I'm guessing a small child or curious adult hit the pump out switch. I saw people running for cover while raw sewage was pumped out from 15-20' above the ground and sales people were running up the stairs to the boat to get things shut off. Joyce was on my left and the boat was on my right and forward so she didn't see anything. I suggested that we visit the other end of the hall for an hour or two and she never knew why. I'm damn glad I didn't have to clean up THAT mess!
 
On one of the sailing forums I read, the discussion of "the iPad as a chartplotter" came up yet again. :roll: One guy received an iPad as a gift, but it is wifi only; he wanted to know if he should exchange it for one with 3G/4G capability...

and someone in the Apple Store told him, "No iPad has a built-in GPS".

Of course, that is incorrect. Seems that the "Geniuses" in the Apple Store may not know everything. :wink:

And that led to this...

From now on, whenever anyone asks if the iPad really has a GPS chip and can be used as a chartplotter, I'll refer them to this post...

http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2012/09/ip ... again.html

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
dotnmarty":3fv0wrbt said:
Well, since I have no idea what any of this ipad stuff means, I am contributing this to the discussion (perhaps 'contributing' isn't the right word);
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/b ... 20%2819%29
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Of course, that is tongue-in-cheek... seriously, Siri never even knew my parents! 8)

I am certainly an Apple product user. Have been since the days of the old Apple IIe, then the first MacIntosh computer, nearly every other Mac computer since that time, a hand-full of iPods, a bunch of MacBook laptops, and (of course) an early model 3G iPad and Joan's iPhone4. BUT, I'm really not a fanbois. :wink: That rumor about an Apple logo tattooed on my left butt-cheek is totally overblown... it's on my right butt-cheek, and I did get a copyright release from Apple when they found out how many people would be viewing it. (co-op advertising) :mrgreen:

I find it hysterical how many of the Apple haters also suffer from SHDD (pronounced: shid) - Sense of Humor Deficit Disorder. :twisted: These so-called shid-heads get bent out of shape every time Apple introduces a new product or has a bit of fun with the product intro.

I don't care if anyone else buys any particular product, Apple or otherwise. We know what works for us. You buy what you want, we'll get what we want. If you don't buy an iSomething and choose to be a big loser, that is your loss.

No doubt some of these product users have replaced human relationships with their iPhone or iPad. Being around some people, I totally get that. But, how sad for the shid-heads that they aren't in on the humor.

Could I get by without my iPad? Sure. I do that all the time... I can hardly get it out of my lovely wife's hands. See? That was a joke, too! :mrgreen: But, I am so totally going to get one of those new iPads when the "mini" comes out! 8)

I have to go now - I just got an e-mail from iTunes!!

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Hi Jim,

The last time we rode the Hippie bus the driver had to stop and put two quarts of oil in the motor before we could get to the pub - wonder if they have fixed that leak yet (well it has only been 5 years).

I know there has got to be a good reply to your shid-head post. I just could not think of one-- hope that doesn't make me a shid-head-- I was laughing.

Steve
 
SeaSpray":kefv2ln4 said:
Hi Jim,

The last time we rode the Hippie bus the driver had to stop and put two quarts of oil in the motor before we could get to the pub - wonder if they have fixed that leak yet (well it has only been 5 years).

I know there has got to be a good reply to your shid-head post. I just could not think of one-- hope that doesn't make me a shid-head-- I was laughing.

Steve
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Hi Steve,

Glad I was able to give you a good laugh. :D Obviously you do not suffer from the affliction, since you were able to laugh about it. :wink:

We had a great time in Montegue Harbour. The bus is different from the one we rode 5 years ago... the driver, not so much. :mrgreen: Of course, that is part of the fun...

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Doing one of his "kicks" for the signature return song.

http://captnjim.blogspot.ca/2012/09/sur ... -ride.html

(Getting wifi from the Victoria Public Library)

Best wishes,
Jim
 
It's a good thing someone fixed that IPAD and got thar GPS in it, I nned to get one so the wife has something to play with while we are boating. We went to Sidney, BC last week and our friend had his set up with the plotter, she had fun with it, I guess if I can get a new boat the least I can do is get her a new toy also.

Jim, we love the shoulder season, of course this year has been unusually dry and we got a bit spoiled.
 
The iPad/iPhone uses both GPS and GLONASS, the Russian satellite navigation system, which is why you usually receive more satellites then a GPS-only device receives.

David
 
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