Sep 18, 2007

Stuck in Little Falls.

Well sunovabitch. Woke up this morning. Early and cold. Started up the engine, and for some strange cosmic reason I looked over the side to make sure the engine was spitting out water... and was it? No. Do you think it would have been had I not looked? Kinda like if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it.

I dismantled the water pump and found two of the fins on the impeller broken. I searched around town, but no one carries the little rubber bastard I needed. So our only option was to order the part online.

Two impellers (a spare for the future) $51.00
snap ring for the impeller (again, a spare) $10.00
Tachometer (RPM gauge - just so i know) $110.00 (OUCH!)
and UPS 2nd Day Shipping $20.00
total - $190.00

Damn, that hurts, and combined with the fact that we will probably be here for three days... I'm feeling a little depressed. Time to go eat some good food.

5 comments:

  1. Well at least you're stuck somewhere and not nowhere.

    Harder to get parts in nowhere.

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  2. Cost of parts: $190.00

    Trip of a lifetime: Priceless!

    Enjoy every moment!

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  3. Hi Chad & LeeAnn!

    I am SO glad we got you that new hat!!

    Be safe!

    Love Aunt Kathy

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  4. At least you know how to fix the thing. Have fun waiting around. Work on securing the rights to your ramen noodle cookbook.

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  5. Hey guys! We'll see you tomorrow (Lord willing and the creeks don't rise :-) for a fabulous trip through locks 16 and 17!

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