Mast Lowered

I took off Christmas week and got a few things done.

I purchased a halyard organizer/mast plate from Garhauer.  My intent was to install it below the mast base.  After removing the 4 bolts that hold the mast base down, there was still something preventing me from removing it.  I am guessing there is some sort of attachment below in the cabin, but I did not want to tear up the woodwork.  So I just cut a hole in the organizer, placed it on top and secured it with the same 4 bolts.

I also installed the winches.  This is the port side showing the winch for the head sail sheets.  Forward is a deck organizer for the head sail halyards, so I can lead them aft and use the same winch.

This is the starboard side.  the Enkes 16 2-speed winch on the left will be for the main sheet, downhaul, topping lift, and main halyard.  Forward is the double stacked deck organizer.  The clutches in the picture have not been installed yet.  I will set them in place after I tie some mock lines from the halyard organizer and through the deck organizer.

This is near the base of the mast.  I will be running the halyards inside the most, so I cut holes for the exit plates.  The one exit plate shown is for the electrical loom.  The existing wires are shown running out of the middle exit plate hole.  They are somehow secured inside the mast as I can not pull them out!  Need to figure that one out.

Here is the loom laid out. It includes the wires for the anchor light, steaming light and deck lights, as well as the VHF antenna, wind transducer and WIFI antenna.

I used zip ties with a bit of room for ease of pulling any wire out if necessary. Used a bit of tape to keep the zip tie in place. Today, I tried to pull the loom through the mast, but was blocked by something.  I hope I don't have to run the wires individually as I am trying to keep thing inside the mast neat, since I will be running 4 halyards inside as well.

I also was able to squeeze in some finish work on the plumbing in the galley as well as run some more 110V wiring to the galley area.  I also ran wiring to the galley area bilge pump and to the area behind the refrigerator to feed the condenser and a wash down pump.  Forgot to take pictures of that though.  Maybe next post.

Happy New Year!

Plumbing Continued

Wrapping up the plumbing and thru-hull installation.

This is the bronze 3/4" raw water intake with "screen" and 1 1/2" outlet for the head.

This is the other side showing the sea-cocks and backing blocks.

This is the 3/4" intake that was originally installed for the water cooled refrigerator.  It will be used to provide sea-water for the galley sink and also for a wash down pump.

And the other side, showing the sea-cock and the new thru-hull for the tri-ducer.

This is the tri-ducer thru hull with the plug installed.

Starting to look like a sea monster!  Starting from the right.  1 1/2" waste outlet.   From the 3/4" intake the raw water will travel up through a screen filter and up to an anti-siphon then down to a 3-way valve that will direct either raw water or gray water to the toilet.

Close up of the anti-siphon valve.  It has a solenoid installed to keep the intake primed.  Also shown is the 1 1/2" discharge tube that goes to the waste tank.  Since the waste tank is above the water line, there is no need for an anti-siphon valve.

A better shot of the 3-way valve for the toilet supply.  I need another NPT to barb fitting to make the connection.  Note the arrows!

This piece of plywood will provide support for the toilet. I put several coats of polyurethane on all sides to water proof it.

This is my Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet, temporarily placed to make sure everything is properly placed.  I will place a facade in front of the waste tank and also try to place a piece below the shelf to hide the mechanics below while still providing access to the valves.

This is just a picture of the bilge pump that will be installed in the galley. Trying to place any wiring and tubing prior to installing the sole.

Speaking of which, I temporarily installed the sole to check out the fit.  Starting to come together.

I also temporarily installed the main cabin sole.  The sole was a bit bouncy under foot.  Not acceptable.  I realized that the fiberglass beneath is not even.

There is a distinct depression in the middle.  I am applying some floor patch to even it out.

Pretty fruitful weekend.

Head Plumbing

Rain on Saturday put a damper on my progress, however today I have made a little more progress on the head plumbing and a couple of other things.

I fiberglassed the backing blocks for the seacocks today.  The Thru-hulls are dry fit in place, but I will remove them to paint the blocks.  I ended up using some scrap Mohagany wood I had for the blocks.  I will just use screws to secure the seacocks to the blocks.

This photo shows the 3-way valve that I mounted underneath the waste tank shelf.

This photo shows that the 3-way valve is about one to two inches above the waterline.  The waterline mark shown is even with the bottom of the boot stripe.

This is an overhead shot showing the submersible pump. It has a 3/4" discharge that will run to under the sink. You can also see the 1/2"  feed teed of to go up to the sink.  The other white 3/4" will provide gray water from the pump or potable water from the sink to the toilet as an option to the seawater intake.

This is another side project.  I added an access hatch to the bulkhead that is between the starboard forward locker and the single berth area.  The previous owner installed a freezer/refrigerator to the berth area, which created some unusable space behind it.  This hatch will allow me to access that area.

This is the space accessible by the hatch. My plan now is to locate the condenser here instead of the storage area beneath the berth.  I also considering adding a wash down pump and locating it here as well.

This is just an updated photo of the progress on my sole.  I have one small area that needs pin striping.  14 coats of poly on the main cabin sole and 7 coats on the other pieces.  More coats to come.










More to come.