More Interior and DC Wiring

Been jumping back and forth between electrical and interior finish work.  Probably more of the same for the next few days.  A little less electrical and more interior finish work.

Here is the terminal strip located in the new box I built right below the mast.  It will provide a connection point for the anchor, steaming, and deck lights.  All will be l.e.d. so I will run a common ground for those 3 lights.  I have also used this to combine 2 ground wires for the cabin lights and navigation light coming from the port side.  All wire is 16 Ga. except for the common ground going back to the bus bar, which is 14 Ga. Ground

And on the opposite side is a terminal strip for the wind transducer.  I will be using a barrel coupler for the vhf antennae and at this point will likely buy a 5 meter radar cable extension. Need to start watching eBay for that!

This is in the stern cavity, where I was originally going to put the batteries. I have mounted a positive and negative bus bar, primarily for the 2- outboards, but will also be used for the tilt trim.  I will also likely run my ground wire from my stern light to the bus bar instead of all the way back to the panel bus bar in the cabin.

Here is an interior shot of the completed ceiling and teak trim.  More finish work to hide the electrical chase on the port and starboard sides.  I will continue the PVC beadboard throughout the rest of the boat, but need to take some measurements to I can order more.

Another photo of the trim work in progress.

And under the overhang.  More trim work needed. Here I am pre-bending a piece of teak to fit the aft edge of the overhang.  I will be installing an exterior dome light with white and red bulbs. Hope to switch out with LED.

OK.  Here is what has become a bit of a disappointment.  I bought some liner with no foam backing for the lower half of the cabin. Primarily because the bolts for the window frame do not have enough extra thread to accommodate the thickness of the foam.

I am not happy with the look as it shows all of the irregularities of the fiberglass and appears to be wrinkling. At this point, I am likely going to buy some longer bolts and foam backed liner.  If I can find the bolts.  I went to ACE Hardware today to find the bolts. Evidently they are an odd size as none of the metric bolts match.  Someone there turned me on to another specialty hardware store, so I will go there this week.

Another shot of the liner.  If I can find the bolts, I will be much happier with the foam backed liner and it will match what is above.

OK..one more slight disappointment while I am at it! After the birds did their duty and the adjacent construction has taken its toll on the boat, I decided to pressure wash the deck.  I used one of those cheap electric washers, so we're not talking blasting pressure, but it was enough to peel away some paint on the cockpit floor.  This was the only location, so likely an adherence problem.  I will take care of it later when I do my final paint touch up.  Washing also revealed some areas where the non-skid "beads" were not consistent, so I will be touching that up as well.

Here is a shot of the non-skid that I am happy with.  The non-skid was thinned with the flattening agent and although I used the same paint color, the contrast is quite nice.











That's it for now!