We have been in the marina here in LaPaz for a few days to get our refrigeration installed and do a few other dockside projects. Top of the list was to figure out why the hot water heater (which also can heat the boat) had suddenly stopped working. That is sort of like a boat -- it may be working today, but that should not imply it will be working tomorrow.
We had acquired a new compressor for the refrigerator while back in the states. They recommended Hector in LaPaz for the installation. Hector sent David for the job -- he and a co-worker installed the compressor; did some other required steps; charged it with gas and turned it on. Soon enough it was chilling down the box. Oh my! Just in time for the warm spring days ahead!
Now, the heater had been working; in fact several parts had been replaced while we were in Guaymas. Alan had been in email communication with the company and no one could figure out why it was no longer. So, we had a Victor, a Mexican technician come to the boat -- maybe new eyes and a new approach would yield ideas. Sure enough. He checked everything out (fuel and electrical) and could find nothing wrong. But he showed Alan one spot of corrosion on one connection. He left to come back again on Monday to take the unit apart. So Alan decided to just redo the connection to see if that had any impact. VIOLA! Within a few minutes, he turned on the heater and it fired right up.
So today we are running HOT and COLD on Magic.
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