Darrin,
Have you heard this story about Charles Steinmetz and Henry Ford?
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Ford, whose electrical engineers couldn’t solve some problems they were having with a gigantic generator, called Steinmetz in to the plant. Upon arriving, Steinmetz rejected all assistance and asked only for a notebook, pencil and cot. According to Scott, Steinmetz listened to the generator and scribbled computations on the notepad for two straight days and nights. On the second night, he asked for a ladder, climbed up the generator and made a chalk mark on its side. Then he told Ford’s skeptical engineers to remove a plate at the mark and replace sixteen windings from the field coil. They did, and the generator performed to perfection.
Henry Ford was thrilled until he got an invoice from General Electric in the amount of $10,000. Ford acknowledged Steinmetz’s success but balked at the figure. He asked for an itemized bill.
Steinmetz, Scott wrote, responded personally to Ford’s request with the following:
Making chalk mark on generator $1.
Knowing where to make mark $9,999.
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I definitely value and appreciate your advice. Althought I am not prepared to offer $9,999.00 I would be happy to buy you a beer if we ever met.
As an update I have found a hole rotted in the most forward ballast vent pipe on stbd side, where rain water filling the waterway will pour into the tank.
I am not sure what tank it is because it is difficult for me to know where I am with the unfammiliar landmarks on the pressure hull. Maybe main ballast tank #1?
Although this tank is flooded it probably isn't the source of the water in the trim line if I am reading the manuals correctly.
I think they indicate only aux1, aux2, safety, and negative has connects to the trim manifold.
So maybe the old gal has multiple tanks flooded.