ok so repair guy…..

decided to dismantle boat then leave up an d quit. so much for using losers to fix equipment.

there is a guy here i have been instructed to meet as he can fix my diesel, or what..and so i am meeting him in 30 or so minuets here in colimilla.
the former alleged repair guy is named pat young and he has a green steelie that is falling apart. that boat is named dorial. i would not recommend him to anyone as he is not prone to finishing that which he begins.
yes QUITTER comes to mined.
we seeking engine repair and engines..feelers have been placed as far away as mazatlan for this 4-108 replacement if necessary–and i still need to re install fuel system, as tank was uninstalled for work..was found to be very small and with failing pick up situation.
and so i find workers and proceed onward…as one door closes another opens..this is a year of new life….new repairing and newness entirely.
is a good change.

what is up now…dec 3 2013….lol

ok  so we   got the engine almost all the way apart with plans on how to   evict it from inside    cabin.

tomorrow we   finish the  dismantling and  removal of oil panImaged    the final  dismantlement, then we inspect everything and take heavier than hell items to   machine shop for    true inspection and   fixing vs continuing the saga. Image

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yep. we are really doing this.   is either  rebuild it in full or  patch and suffer and end up doing the  entire   worst case scenario more than one time.

i say  do it once and lets do it correctly.   get it  over with and move along.    ggrr…

then i can sail again.

visitors

anyone  wishing to  come here, please wait until i get to guaymas and we can have a repair party. right now i am only trying to patch together this  brokenness so i can make it   to   haul and fix yard  for cheapo….

for christmas i want a running engine….lol–repair guy is in place  for this–only  problem seems to be the engine its  and its cooperativity.

 

happy holidays to everyone, i will  wish later the specific holidays…as they arrive

 

coming along

my engine is resistent to repair for now… we broke the woodruff key for the crankshaft bolt, so we find a new one and then further work ….cannot turn crank without this lil piece of metal.
we will go to melaque to find one and be back on this project in no time.
i will be in the anchorage in december….looking forward to the   daily  breezes…

 

 

 

update….  

we  found the   key thingies in melaque.   we will look for the head gasket when we take head to  machinists.

head gasket

and so as our problem has come to head gasket at present, before we go onward i must wait until payday in december.
so we will have a panga tow me to the mangroves when payday comes and we will work there, where i am safe from dragging anchor and free of rent so we can fix me for christmas.

hopefully.

until payday, nothing happens.

had i known this was the case i would have gone to  mangroves already instead of sitting in a marina with itchy feet unable to  do anything or go   anywhere with a seized engine.

the head gasket problem was caused by the runaway  bit   this engine did in june, and now is seized as a result of all of this mayhem….

new engine color scheme

new engine color schemeught the    drop year was 1982, but i was  incorrect. it was  june  1988.  ok..  still has no indented numerals on it anywhere.  yes we searched!!!

i had engine..disantled... and barra 015thought the    drop year was 1982, but i was  incorrect. it was  june  1988.  ok..  still has no indented numerals on it anywhere.  yes we searched!!!

engine update….

new engine color scheme

new engine color scheme

ok so we were trying for noisey and smelly and leaky today.
we got clunk.  so we fixed battery connections…. funny  the electrical system works some better now…
ok
second clunk day.  hhmmmmmmmm….
and of course, no one has a prybar for the fly wheel.
ok. .tomorrow we go for unclunk and big noise and smelly and leaky and prolly muy smokey. we just see what color smokey after unseizing engine..
ok…..

i am sooo ready to move this barge out to anchor……

poco a poco……

ready to sail high season, but…..

we have still engine parts to find today, and  then i    need to  leave marina for   lagoon..is happier on anchor.

banda anchqa  works…

wifi doesnt    work, despite being delivered allegedly to boats in amrina from    wannabe 5 star posher than   most places hotel.. i figger if they cannot  reliably deliver   wifi to  the locations they promise   to deliver it, that they are not 5 stars..the wifi is 1 star wifi.   i still cannot figger how th edesk guy  gets     such good results and the  tech  guy cannot make the system work.   hhmmmmmm

 

today we hunt   tiny parts for engine–we need the   small   rubber   gaskets/washers fro the   fuel line fittings that    fit to the  injector pump and    injectors…. this could be an interesting day.  we will be   going anywhere from 6 miles to 70 miles from   barra on bus… 70 miles is a sure thing–pump  rebuilder!!   so we will work out way there, and if find parts before  70 miles, awesome. if not…ok….we go back to  pump rebuild guy,  as  he has em.

 

pix of engine  colors coming soon….lol     artist putting   specialized   stuffies on it.   heeheehee

tis amazing…

what a little routine maintenance will do as far as keeping things cheep..lol….
fixed air conditioner in 30 mins..not too shabby. runs great now, and is dry.
bubba is happy. he dislikes humid and hot. funny thing about that and his fuurrzzz…he whined and bit me until i fixed it…now he sleeps in best cool breeze in boat….smart cat.
and we can put off the purchase of nother air conditioner for another season or two….

summering in barrra de navidad

means time in a marina with minimal amenities and reasonable summer pricing.

there is no , repeat NO wifi to boats. none zero. get your own banda ancha, and that may not work, for your 500 pesos monthly to telcel or your favorite carrier. .

no calling mom or other family members via skype.

no contacting your bank for important things or other business.
arrange own propane delivery or car pool with someone owning a vehicle here.
arrange own drinking water delivery.
uhoh make a regulator for the dock water so you dont blow hoses out … the water pressure is awesome high.
it is gorgeous here and a decent furycame hole.

do not expect on board wifi as is offered in the other marinas i have found in mexico. it is not merely not offered, it is denied. it used to be provided by the hotel, however, that change was made this summer. very interesting.

if there are any positive changes i will advise.

seems the name of the tech guy at hotel who is supposed to be repairing this intermittently delivered alleged amenity has name of carlos.
funny how only one desk guy has been able to fix the problem yet the tech guy is not able to so do…and now there is a key to the room in which modem is locked. hhmmmmm

winter rates here are, for a 40 ft   boat,  14000 pesos monthly.  peso is  12.9 to one usdollar.  fluctuations  will be noticed with fluctuation of  us dollar. NO   ON BOARD WIFI.

in summer the rate   has been 4100ish to 44 00¡ish pesos  monthly.

in winter this rate  rises to 14000pesos per month fro a small boat like mine,  itis  hard to   rationalize  no on board wifi for that fee.

and….my  bank card was  en route here.   conciergess  knew this.   she was aware of my   full name, so she didnt have the excuse   for  doing   what she did….

my  fed ex package was sent to me in a timely fashion.   everything was going ok until it got to colima.

seems it went to   water taxi dock insteadof to   desk.    man signed.   before i went to find this ,   2 days and half had passed   from time of delivery until i found this fact.  the man who signed for it   had called her multiple times with my name an d the package   was here.   i had  called  multiple times    speaking with her and she denied its existence. i spoke  decent spanish with her as i know  she  fakes her english. she wentinto machine     th e concierge named  isaias  was working with me, and  she    made a   sound when she saw the name of the signatory. she immediately disappeared and came back all smiley happy with my package.   i had already  cancelled my card and she knew it.  she caused outflow  of another  150 usd for delivery of a second card, and  was   screwing with my   ability to   obtain my own money  while here in mexico. i had just called the desk and  spoken with her about it. then i showed up in   lobby

i reported her actions, as i didnt know what else to do .

seems she was also refusing to advise   carlos about need to reset wifi and the need for  maintenance on it.   womans boss    made wifi work.   he also assured me i willno longer have a problem.