Gallows Bay,
Christiansted,
St. Croix, USVI
17.44.911N
64.41.908W

We started our day with brunch in the marina restaurant but because of sporadic rain showers all day, we pretty much spent our time reading on the boat. Between raindrops we’d check on our computer connection but still no luck, so we’d have to splish splash our way up to the marina store and check for e-mail.

During all of this ‘quiet’ time on the boat, we heard the water pump cycle periodically. Normally, the only time we hear it is when a faucet is on or if we’re making ice. After making sure neither of those were the case, we realized that we had a leak somewhere in the system. We both grabbed flashlights and started checking all of the waterline connections. Dale found what he thinks is the culprit.

Beneath the L-shaped settee in the salon, the hot water tank is stored. The area around it is slightly damp. Unfortunately, Dale can’t get to it to figure out what the problem is because the settee was obviously installed after the water tank was. Due to other systems that needed to be accessed beneath the settee, Dale had cut the seat in a couple of places and installed a piano hinge so that he could get to the fresh water pump and one of the air conditioners. Unfortunately, that remedy was literally cut short of where he needs to get this time. It appears that he will have to do the same thing in order to access the hot water tank, so we’ve decided to wait until we can get to Roosey to effect that particular repair. Since the water appears to be coming from the bottom of the tank instead of the connections, I’m afraid that its one more thing we’re going to have to replace.