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.
Door Seal
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…
Dash
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…
Dash
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…
Shore Power, MarineTraffic
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…
Dash
Made some final fit adjustments and painted the inside top-half of the lower dash flat black. I then connected the wires in the lower dash. The VHF went straight into ‘setup mode’. I entered the MMSI number for Euphemia II. I also put an app on my phone (will also work for a watch or…
Dash
Extended a cluster of wires and ran them to the upper dash as this is the new location for the switches. Just 3 switches and yet so many wires! The Start RBS has been relocated but I added a rocker for the hydraulics – so still 3 buttons. Dry fitted the lower dash. Moved all…
Dash
Most of the box, for the lower dash, is done. I will need to trim it to have it look proper. This can be dismantled in the future without breaking it all into scrap. One of the issues was making room for the cabinet door to swing open. Having it all open allowed me to…
Dash
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…