The air conditioner repairman Pete got to the boat at 8:30 this morning, just like he said he would. He repaired the line that Al cut to move the air conditioner out of the way of the tank, so the fuel tank could be removed. He charged it back up with freon and replaced a switch that turns the pump on and off. It was working pretty well when he left, but by about 2:00 this afternoon, John noticed it was short cycling. John called Pete and he is coming back tomorrow morning at 8:30. John thinks the freon is leaking out somewhere. Fortunately, we still have Al's portable A/C unit in the aft stateroom. The living area of the boat was cool and for the first time in several days, I cooked dinner.
Tomorrow afternoon, John is planning on going to St. Augustine to pick up a metal "donut" that he is having made, to assist in aligning the starboard engine. We are hoping that our ongoing transmission leak will disappear if the engine is properly aligned. So many mechanics have tried to fix this leak since we bought the boat, but so far, no one has been successful. Al says that you can't align it the way it is because the "donut" is made out of plastic and has too much give in it. So, the new one will be aluminum. If the exhaust hose and the "donut" are both ready tomorrow sometime, Al will be back on Friday to finish up, with any luck at all.
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