July 23 – Black Rapids
45°19′17″ N 75°41′56″ W

Monday was my second day at Black Rapids. I had a couple of small projects lined up.

My first task was to replace the boat registration number decals on the flybridge. I wanted to get this job before it started raining again.

The decals that I put on this spring were black but the boat name decals are blue. I had new numbers made up in the same colour as the boat’s name.

Removing the “old” numbers with a razor blade scraper was easy but the adhesive glue left a residue on the side of the boat & it took a lot of scrubbing to get it off.

My next project was to relocate the power inverter from inside the engine room to a cooler location. Just like a computer, the electronics in the unit have to stay relatively cool – so being mounted in the engine room is not a good idea. Each time the engine runs the heat that radiates from it causes the little cooling fan on the inverter to run constantly. This is hard on the unit plus, every time I stop the engine the inverter fan continues to run for well over an hour, trying to cool the unit down. When I’m not plugged into shore power that is putting an unnecessary drain on the batteries.

I had a limited number of choices where I could put the inverter because of the length of the cables that were connecting it to the batteries. My solution was to relocate it to a spot inside the electrical wiring cabinet. This will be a much better place for it.

By the time those two jobs were done it was after 2:00pm & I was pooped. I fixed myself some lunch & then had a nap.

When I woke up around 4:00 it was pouring rain & the showers were forecast to continue well into the evening. Oh well, that gives me some time to do some reading & to watch some TV.

The rain was coming down so hard that I had to close all of the windows on the boat. Thankfully I had shore power so I could run the air conditioner to stay cool.

Cheers!