![It's Fall](https://s38841.pcdn.co//wp-content/uploads/2011/10/101411sm.jpg)
Everything is almost back to normal now including my posting time. It is boat show weekend so don’t expect to catch John at the office much today – he has “bigger fish to fry”. And most of the crew is off today as we have basically gone to a 4 day week until the real haul out season begins. It is more fall-like today and should prove to be a great weekend for the show after these clouds move out a bit later.
Whenever we are working in someone’s engine room we try to look for unrelated problems that might crop up on a survey, such as this exhaust hose we spotted while doing an oil change. If you zoom in on the photo you can see the cracks in it.
![Its crack](https://s38841.pcdn.co//wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1014118-550x412.jpg)
Most of today’s posting is devoted to the engine room makeover. What a difference a fresh coat of paint makes!
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We decided to paint the bilges grey instead of white to avoid the dinginess that it is inevitable in a bilge with dirty water sitting in it. The grey does not show up dirt quite as easy.
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The owner mentioned the the AC was barely putting out any air. This unit has no duct work at all but just sits there and outputs through a hole under the helm seat. We noted that the unit has not been cleaned for years. With a unit this old a new one would just make a whole lot more sense than trying to repair it.
Anything Can Happen Friday
This is an awesome video – he makes it look so easy!
httpv://youtu.be/dY1Lr-yGtd8