In order to mount the solar panels, we decided to rent a CD (Capacitive Discharge) stud welder to create the attachment points for the solar panel brackets on the wheelhouse roof. It consists of a welding unit and a gun that holds the threaded studs an…
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A few new projects
We scored an excellent set of used steamer chairs on Craigslist, with cushions and a bonus bench. Spent a day cleaning them up and doing some minor repairs to the hardware. Much more comfortable that our old plastic lawn furniture. The bench was part o…
First Haulout
2.5 years after our launch, we finally had to get around to our first real haul-out. Even though we were probably about half a year over our planned dry dock interval of two years, things below the waterline were generally good. The massive hull anodes…
Some loose ends
With the boat back at home, there were quite a few loose ends to tie up. The biggest job was sorting out all the wiring coming out of the mast and running it to the interior of the boat. This took a few days to get all the wires to the right places ins…
Aft Rig install videos
Here are some videos showing the mast install. A huge thanks to Casey at CS Marine for once again coming to our aid with a crane and a super competent crew to help with the install of the mast. We were originally planning on putting the mast up using a…
Mast and down rigger install
We spent Thursday though Easter Sunday up at Mare Island getting the aft rig installed. Most everything went as planned and we got all the critical stuff done. Welding up the stainless pads for the down rigger hinges to the hull was a lot of work and r…
A little more prep work on mast
With a date set for the mast and down-rigger install, I have been working just about every evening on finishing the wiring, rigging, and about a dozen other little details that are still on the list. My strategy is to close out my to do list starting a…
Mast Rigging and Wiring
Had some good progress in the last few days, and a few setbacks.On the plus side, we got the bulk of the welding completed. This included the final brackets and winch pads welded to the mast, and the completion of the down rigger pole strut brackets an…
Mast Head fittings, Winch Pads, and Boom
Some work from last weekend…Finished the mast head assembly. I made it out of 1/2″ plate with a mount for the Sat Compass, Airmar weather station, and anchor light:I also fabricated the parts for the boom, which is pretty straightforward. It is set u…
Mast Update
Lots of progress on the mast, but not so much on the blog…Will try to catch up here with a bunch of pictures.First off are some pics of the radar platform, which ends up at about the 10 foot elevation on the mast.We jigged this up inverted on the wel…
