2/11/2026 Great Bay, Sint Maarten The wind blew hard all night, but the water was calm and the anchor held, though it did groan a lot. After sun salutations and coffee, it was time to get to work. The generator was getting no cooling water, so I started at the source which required diving. I set up the spare air and jumped in with some tools. A little rotor rooter at the through hull but it did not seem to be clogged. Inside at the through hull, I detached the intake hose and removed it from the strainer to thoroughly clean it but no obvious obstruction. I removed the exit hose from the strainer and the check valve. We found a bunch of weeds in the check valve and cleaned it out. I found it was not functioning properly, put that on the list. Having found very little I returned to the through hull which is a brass valve with a 90-degree ell on top. This made it difficult to get in it with any brush or grabber tool to properly check and clear. I tried to remove the ell but feare...
