Ram Ball Joint Final Chapter

I borrowed a puller and put it on the ram ball joint. I was able to push it out enough to cut the rest out. Wow, this little sucker gave me a hard time! Now it's time to find a replacement joint. We can still sail and steer, just no autopilot. The autopilot ram is hard over and the switch is taped over so it can't be energized accidentally.

Diesel Heater and Salmon Fishing

Last weekend our Wallas diesel heater quit working. Our digital display read "flame out". We called Scanmarine and they said the combustion chamber probably needed cleaning. So we disconnected the unit and sent to Seattle. Scanmarine cleaned the chamber, upgraded the software on the unit and sent it back. We spent Saturday installing the unit, and now we are getting "undervoltage". I'll have to call Scanmarine on Monday to find out what may be causing the unit to report low voltage. The voltage is fine otherwise. I have several appliances that are voltage sensitive and they are all working fine.
Salmon season has been extended on the Columbia River, so on Sunday we decided to take a little break from boat projects and go fishing! It was a little chilly without heat, but with the propane stove, we made some hot tea and lunch, so no complaints. We didn't catch the big one this time, but we know there's a big salmon out there looking for our very enticing lure!
Getting the heater in here involved a little "boat yoga".


This is the space where the heater goes.

Refurbed heater ready to be installed.