The lower dash box has been removed. Need some plywood to build new box. Got started on installing lower dash instruments. Looks like the three main elements are going to fit. The switches will have to go to the upper dash.
Anchor And Chain, Dash
Anchor And Chain Managed to wack the link enough to secure it (I hope). So the starboard chain is now 150′. The windlass brought it all into the chain locker perfectly – except for the last few inches which had the links go awry – just like on the port side – even though it…
Anchor And Chain
Added cedar planks to the starboard side of the chain locker to protect the hull. The short length of old chain was not enough information to match a new chain. I measured the length of a 40 link stretch to get a better measure of the length – the most important aspect to match to…
Anchor And Chain
Added some coolant to the engine to account for loss during hot water tank install. Then fired up the engine so I could use the windlass. Emptied the chain locker with the help of a fellow boater who pulled the chain onto the boathouse deck as it came out. I originally dumped it into the…
Workbench, Door(s)
Workbench All three workbenches have been created. One has a shelf above and I have to build a shelf above another. The one with the miter saw bolted to it has hinges so it can be dropped down. Door(s) Put the boat name/year on the boathouse door. Added a seal the starboard wheel house door….
Workbench, Dash
Workbench Picked up some lumber so I could get started on organizing the work space by building the first workbench. I will have to get more wood so I can build a shelf above the bench. Dash The bilge pump has gone off just 1x in the last 24 hrs. I was going to dismantle…
Dash
Returned to the boat to find quite a bit of fuzzy stuff within. I guess I should have left some heat on in there after all. Most of it came off easily with paper towel and Windex – some areas will have to get repainted to look fresh again. I had been investigating a possible…
Old Boathouse
The old boathouse has been removed from the marina. Squeaked by the boats with about a foot to spare on either side. Perfect seas for the move. Now awaits its destiny. Nothing for me to do except pay the bill.
Furuno, Sea Star, New Receptacle
Furuno Connected the Furuno chartplotter to Star Link – just because I was playing with it. Found that it wanted to do an update so did that. Sea Star Another classic is on the move. This 1940’s boat is in rough shape – at least cosmetically. It is to head ‘north’. Hopefully the new owner…
Bilge Alarm
Configured the Maretron bilge alarm. This is a nice addition to the two Rule high water floats/alarms. Unlike the Rule alarms (wired straight to the batteries) – the Maretron alarm only works when instruments are turned on.