Electric head install complete

This weekend's refitting included Matt running wire from the breaker panel to the flush pump to power our new electric head.

New Coquette, New Race Series

This weekend we spent time aboard our friends Tim & Diann’s new boat, Coquette. Today marked the 1^st race of the Grapevine Sailing Club's fall series & gave us all a great opportunity to learn to fly the spinnaker. While we didn’t take 1^st place, we did have a fun day of catching up and learning. We look forward to having them aboard Kaleo soon to get in some good sailing.

Productive & Fun Labor Day Wknd

Deciding where to mount the manual back-up pump.
Installing the waste hose.Helping our marina neighbor load up his dinghy to be repaired.
Family stopped by for a fun visit and brought BBQ lunch for the crew.

Labor of Love

We spent this Labor Day weekend with one of our 1st major refit projects aboard Kaleo. September is dedicated to all things plumbing so we started with upgrading our manual-only toilet to an electric / manual back-up, Lavac. The 1st step was to have the holding tanks pumped out and rinsed followed by removing the old toilet. The greatest challenge was engineering a hose run that involved an electric pump, a manual back-up pump and a downhill run to the tank - all within the confines of the space below the v-berth.

We're happy to report that with the help of Christie's dad, Craig, the install was a success within "plan a" and without any sacrifices. We now have the convenience of an electric head with a manual back-up in case of power failure.

Go now, and live.

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