Engines batteries and starter motors

Today would be day 5 (weekend 3) of diesel "de-bugging".  Except Deux was not having any of that! After having run 3 different pumps to pump the diesel through endless filters, the boat batteries have given up.  We charged the batteries overnight and this morning still dead.  Patrick took the starter motor out and jump-started that .....  A little clean up and some TLC and the starter motor went back in, connected up the batteries and we have had success.  She started like a dream.

SO its back to the diesel bug.  No fun in almost 30 degree heat !