A few words from the "Old Fart"

Monday Feb 9 2:35 pm AST
Yep, I'm 62 today...spent yesterday swapping out pumps so we could get the water maker up and running. Joyce had brought back a pump with her from Ft Lauderdale. Seems most companies in the US don't consider the Virgin Islands are part of the US. We have been stuck here waiting for Joyce's computer parts and a few other last chance items before we go down island . I had tried to get the right pump, but the company would not ship to the VI's. If they only knew how many of our tax dollars end up down here the would be opening a branch office. I had to use a 24 volt pump instead of a 220 volt pump. Our fresh water pump works fine as a booster pump for the water maker. So I bought a high pressure deck wash pump thinking that would work. Well it had the pressure but not the volume needed. So I hooked the fresh water pump and made 150 gallons. We had met this couple from a cat and dinked over after making the water. When we got back I swapped the pump back to the fresh water so we could have dinner and take showers. We had started to watch some TV when Joyce asked what is that. Well the fresh water pump was still running. I went below to see a few water hoses with big bubbles in the hose. Pressure was over 80 psi. Damn.....so now the deck wash pump is our water pump...and I will use the old fresh water pump as the booster pump. I will have to swap out some hose when I get time....it never ends...today..I'm taking the day off....Made a huge pot of Gumbo...where we are going to put it I don't know... The winds tomorrow will be out of the NE...just what we need to sail to Nevis...but we will not be ready...Double Damn...