Fruits Of My Labor (A-113)

[frank durant]

That's great!!!

One step closer to "splash"

Stay at it.....it will all come together

[Tony G]

We added a shield that wraps the cook top. Taylors have a couple of wing nuts that allow you to drop, or remove, the front rail of their pot holder rail. That worked out to be a great mounting spot for this extra heat shield.

What the heck, here's the gimbal lock too.

[frank durant]

That looks awesome!!

[Tony G]

The battery box was all laid out and tabbed in, and then I read an article about battery orientation in sailboats and heeling and exposed plates... So we had to redo it in order to rotate the batteries 90 degrees. That resulted in the setee having to be taller which really isn't going to be all that bad.

So here's the run down. They are mounted in the starboard setee across from the stove. Being they are in the main cabin the top will have a gasket sealing it off from the living quarters. The cables will be fed to the monitor, charger, and panel through the PVC vent tube on it's way to the cockpit locker. The top screws down using 1/4" by 3 inch stainless screws and T-nuts. The reinforcing on the underside of the top also holds down the batteries so they can't move around. Each battery sits in its own box. I can lower the batteries into the compartment no problem, but, the boxes have to be dropped through a "key way" and then slid over to their proper resting place between wooden cleats. It's still a work in progress as we have as many plates in the air as I can manage at one time.

Now let's see how many of these pics are kitty whampus...

[Tony G]

And here's the lid photos.

[Tony G]

That's it from the Riverside Marina for now. Currently waiting on epoxy to set up enough to add a filet around the mounting plate for the galley seacock. Will be tackling the same job for the cockpit scuppers tomorrow (hopefully) and talking with the chief in the fab shop about a welded aluminum bimini top and solar panel trackers combination. We'll see what they come up with for a price. It might be better to pay for it with out of the cruising money versus trying to do it our self and burning up time.

Here's to living the dream!

[frank durant]

Less frustrating too :-)

PS....dreams DO come true!!!

[mbd]

PS....dreams DO come true!!!

...with LOTS of hard work!

Tony, T-O-N-Y, Tony!!!

+99!!!

[frank durant]

OK....it's been a full 'boat yard work week'.....

WUZZHAPPININ?????

[Tony G]

Thanks for the kind words, Frank. And the inspiration, I might add. Your cruise along with Craig, Rose and Peter dog carried me for years through the hard times.

[Commander227]

Tony, T-O-N-Y, Tony!!!

[Tony G]

You know, the usual. Sanding, filling, sanding. It was 104 degrees in the cabin the other day. That made just about anything difficult, except sweating! If we can keep the rain away this week we hope to get some priming done. Hope to have a progress report later this week.

[frank durant]

Yes.....I know that feeling. While working on Revival at Indiantown I found it next to impossible to work in the heat of the afternoons! So...I worked mornings, took the afternoon off and worked evenings. Got more done with less frustration.

Good luck

Keep the faith

[frank durant]

Pics......we NEED pics!!!

[Tony G]

Ok, I'll try to get to the office tomorrow so we can update this thread with some pictures. We got the first coat of paint on the top sides today and it was atrocious. Hopefully it will all sand out tomorrow morning and we can get the final coat on and then start on the cabin top and decks. We'll have to take some "in progress" photos for the real feel. ; )