Month: August 2019
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Taking up the laminate in the master bedroom
The master bedroom laminate had at least two obvious problems. By the chimney flue, the floor was flexing significantly, and by the built-in wardrobe, the floor was butted so hard to the wardrobe it was tilted upwards. My friendly builder showed up this morning, chippy in tow. Off came the skirting boards (with bare hands…
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Kitchen arrives
All of the bits for the kitchen have arrived. The electrician has the downstairs lights working too.
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12mm socket safe and sound
The 12mm socket that fell off my driver the other day and vanished down the side of the engine has been found safe and sound, and returned to the storage case. Message ends.
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Fixing the squeak
The new alternator has been squeaking at low revs, and by the alternator, I mean the alternator belt. I had initially shimmed the top mounting bracket with a penny washer that I drilled out with a 10mm bit to make it fit. This is the configuration I was using when I first heard the squeak.…
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Breakfast at Dalkey Island
Up before 6 AM today, and with a forecast of reasonably light winds out of the south, I decided to anchor off of Dalkey Island for breakfast and to see what it’s like to sit through a tide swing here – it could be a very nice place for the night with the right wind…
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Sparks fly, broken alternator
A suggestion from Dad was to take the wiring off the back of the alternator, clean the contacts, and reconnect them. Grime/corrosion there might be a reason for the voltage drop I’m seeing at the battery side of the circuit when the alternator is charging the batteries. I duly turned the engine starter battery switch…
