After getting all the prep work completed on Tuesday we launched the boat mid-morning on Wednesday and it was one of the easiest we have ever had. We also had a beautiful day with no wind and sunny skies. After moving to our slip that we will occupy for a few days we started checking all the systems and for the most part everything worked perfectly except for one rather important item and that was the head (toilet for you land lubbers). Our head is electric and has two functions. First, the water intake pump section gets lake water to fill the bowl and second, the macerator section grinds up solids (use your imagination) and then sends that slurry to the holding tank along with the flush water. It seems that our head has an inoperative water intake pump and therefore cannot fill the bowl with flush water. Fortunately, the macerator and holding tank section works so the head can still be used but must have flush water added separately via a sauce pan from a nearby sink. We actually have a spare pump assembly but need an O-ring where it attaches to the toilet base. The parts are on order and should arrive in a week or so.
We have rarely had a season go by without something but so far this one has been as good as most. On Wednesday afternoon we headed up to Sault Saint Marie for the night (by car) to take care of some admin on Thursday.
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