Day 223 Errands & class

Off to Sequim for errands.  We took off this morning for a day of errands at Sequim about 30 miles from Port Townsend.  It's the closest "big" city for any decent shopping.  The reason they have the businesses, it's that lots of California folks moved there a few years ago to escape the expensive life of farther South.   Sequim is just about half way between Port Townsend and Port Angeles so it draws people from both metro areas.  Plus it's on one of the main roads on the peninsula.  Hair cuts, Costco and Home Depot were the call of the day.

We finally left at 4:45 for home and after getting the car unloaded, and a quick dinner, I was off to class.  Tonight, we covered the diesel fuel area of the engine.  From filtering the diesel before it even goes into the tanks to the  Tanks, fuel lines, and filters.  What to do and what not to do.  When to change the filters and when not to bother--both oil and diesel filters.  From how to get underway from the dock with out sooting up your engine to doing a fast idle check.  

The instructor teaches a 40 hour class that goes into far more depth.  I'll need to see when that is available and plan to be around for it.  By the time I'm done with these classes, I will be much better prepared to handle my engine.

It blew and rained just about all day.  We let the wind generator go to town and make the power for the refrigerator system.  It had a field day with winds getting into the 20+ knot range.  I finally shut it off as we were going to bed.  While not really noisy, there was no reason to let it go the night.

More class tomorrow night.