In the almost 3 weeks we've been on the boat, we've had to figure out and fix quite a few things! This is pretty typical for life on a boat. There are so many systems and since this boat is 11 years old, some of them are bound to have problems.
When we discovered that this yacht club had no laundry facilities, we decided to try the washer/dryer combo machine that is under the stairway. The previous owner said that he never used it...so that meant it hadn't been started up in close to 4 years! Whoa! With some mild trepidation we consulted the manual and put the clothes in. The button had to be held down in order for it to work. Since we were out of clean underwear, Richard and I took turns holding down the button for close to one hour. We did get clean clothes, but it was a brutal exercise!
Unfortunately, the customer service number was in Oregon - a 3 hour difference. When we finally waited for them to answer their phone after several tries, I was transferred to a nice gentleman. He told me "yeah" that happens - the solution is a PAPERCLIP. Unwind it and ram it around the on/off button, pull it out and don't press it hard. We were skeptical, but it worked! Today we got our second load of laundry washed and dried with absolutely no difficulty. Thank God for a paperclip!
Now, the battery charger isn't working...so we'll see what this company's Customer Service says. If only every fix was so simple!
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