We noticed that one of the hawse pipes was seeping when the lines were tight during a rainstorm. It seeped in over the nav station, so it was better to take care of it now than after we replaced the plywood ceiling and re-mounted all of our gauges and electronics! Mike had removed and re-sealed the port aft hawse pipe, now this was the starboard aft hawse pipe. He used exhaust hose to seal the two parts together. He also tensioned the rig (just in time for our rigging inspection tomorrow), adjusting the stays so that the mast was raked slightly. We're not loaded for cruising (our boot stripe is 2" above the water line because we haven't packed anything on the boat yet), so final adjustments and tensioning will wait.
A few other miscellaneous tasks were accomplished, also. The lids for the refrigerator were diassembled and measurements taken so we could order the VIPs (vacuum-insulated panels) from rParts. And, Mike traced all the old wiring for the refrigerator, so we can determine how much of it we can re-use for the new system. The old system was engine-driven or used AC power, whereas the new system will be engine-driven or use DC power. Now once the VIPs arrive, we should be ready to insulate the refrigerator and start putting the galley back together. Finally, the newly installed 5- and 2-loop grab rails were taped and treated with 3 coats of Semco.
We're currently working on getting the nav station back in order. Mike managed to obtain some needed sizes of teak-faced plywood, saving us from having to buy whole sheets. It will be used for the ceiling over the nav station, which had warped and delaminated from the prism leak, and for finishing the galley counters and around the refrigerator. And he's working with a machinist to build brackets to mount the different components (alternator, high-pressure water pump, and refrigerator compressor) on the Kubota engine.
We'll let you know how the rigging survey goes!
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