Author: rikv

The painters are on track.
Just a few more layers to go…

The Ocean Wolf masts are in need of tender love and care. Thus they are on the yard for a paint job.
Here is one in the tent that protects it against rain and dust:

a look from the bottom:

A look from the top:

Here is where the main mast belongs.
The tape is in preparation for some paint work:

The ocean wolf without masts at the dock:

Here are the masts:

After fulltime revision the Mercedes diesel would not run smoothly while stationary.
Investigation led to a suspect valve in the Dracor fuel filter. It seemed to let some air into the fuelline towards the engine.
After replacing the O rings the engine started to run ok after 30 seconds.

Our not so clean Racor:

The inter cooler of the main engine was mostly clogged up with dirt. It was cleaned and a fine filter was installed to prevent dirt from entering the intercooler again. We can now easily spot dirt in the filter via the looking glass.