1928 Classic Yacht
The fuel transfer pump moves diesel to/from the main tanks and the ‘day tank’. The ‘day tank’ is for running the diesel stove but can also be used as additional fuel for running the engine. I think it can hold 15 gallons. The main goals are; The minor goals are; I have transparent hose –…
Perfect weather to get the boat out for some fresh air and some testing. I had mixed results testing the VHF/AIS. AIS: The AIS seemed to be working as I did pick up one target. However; it did not show up in MarineTraffic – at least not so far. Nothing on the boat is going…
120v New receptacle installed and working. This is where the microwave and/or toaster goes when not stored in the cabinet below. I had to cut a chunk out of the back of the top drawer which weakened the structure of the drawer so I will have to revisit that at some point. Wired in the…
Clean Did some more cleaning then did some more painting. I switched from the cheap primer (I will get rid of that) to the Interlux PreKote. I noticed that if the saloon did not need to have two berths in it – it could be made much more open – it would feel much larger….
Bilge The bilge pumps never really go off anymore so I decided to use a ShopVac and suck out the water. The back half of the boat had about two gallons with most of that being caught between a couple of frames where, I presume, the limber holes are blocked. What I saw looked good….
Trimmed the lower box. A few loose ends for the dash project but configuring it will have to wait until I get out of the boathouse. So moving on to the next project.
Revisited the door seal for the wheel house. I found something called ‘pile weatherstrip’ on Amazon. I purchased the stuff that has a sticky back. Unfortunately; the sticky back was not very sticky so I had to tack it on with some tiny copper nails. I also cleaned the track – which made a noticeable…
Received a large HDPE panel. I was surprised at how thick it is (3/8) and was going to not use it. Measured out the inside clearance (with addition of switches) and the outside clearance (when closed) and decided that it should (just) work. I cut out a panel for the upper dash. Wired it all…
Picked up a drop cable on my way to the boat. I had to deconstruct part of the lower dash box in order to route the cable. So constructing it with, easy to access, screws has already paid off. The lower dash is now fully wired. I am now playing with ways to tilt the…
The main task of the day was to cleanup the boat and the boathouse. I also installed some more shelving and another (last) workbench light. Shore Power The electrician never came around to complete the creation of the shore power to be dedicated for the boathouse. I decided to complete the job. The cable is…