Monday, May 31, 2021

Shake Down Spring 2021

 We returned to Cedar Point Marina on May 1st, 2021. The first shake down cruise went well with all systems working as they should except the bow thruster. The thruster is a 24 volt KP12 from Key Power and had worked great last fall. I had the thruster apart over the winter and replaced all seals and gaskets.







The month a May was devoted to troubleshooting and attempts to repair the thruster. After replacing the motor cleaning/testing the relay box and having the batteries checked a call was made to Dean at Key Power. The voltage was dropping below 20 volts under load he recommended replacing the batteries. The 4 year old 8D AGM's were replaced and the thruster is back up to full power.  Thanks Dean!




It's good to be home with a full summer ahead of us. Cedar Point opens mid May and Covid restrictions are being dropped in Ohio. 



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