Working full time on the boat

Now that Mike isn't working any more, he's got another (full time) job -- the boat.  He's been down there cranking away on stuff.  We'll highlight what he's done this week:

He installed the new Rocna 25 anchor and removed one of the CQR 45s.

This deck board has been bugging him, since it was cracked and broken.  He removed two of the boards and has cut and rounded the edges of the new board and is trying to shape it to fit it into place.  He's using the anchor he removed off the boat to hang it on the board between two sawhorses in order to get it to bend.

Bad decking board



Replacing curved decking board





















He also worked on the pedestal (in the cockpit).  The existing one is made by Yacht Specialties, who is no longer in business.  The pedestal guard (which held the instruments) used 1" tubing on 12.5" centers, but everything available now uses 1.25" tubing on 12" centers.  Since we're upgrading the display, we need to mount our chart plotter.  This means that the pedestal top plate has to be modified to accommodate the pedestal guard.  (The guard is the tubing.  The housing that protects the displays mounts on the guard.  The guard is missing in both pictures below.)  The pedestal guard was removed and the compass was taken off of the pedestal; then the pedestal was painted with primer.  Then the rain came.  It's awaiting the final coats and a new pedestal guard.

Before painting

After primer

He ran the copper line for the propane to the stove.
He installed tubing for the tank gauges, water supply lines for our drinking water, and installed selector valves for our 3 drinking water tanks.
He installed bond wires for water tanks.
We checked the main and the jib for broken stitches, worn areas, patches, etc.  We found some broken stitches and will be making repairs.




Selector valves for water tanks



Oh, and the 5 winch covers were finished this weekend.  Old fabric was used for the inner sheath (we're frugal and it's Namida's red color) because it won't be seen.  All they need is the elastic on the inner sheath.  Now on to repairing the jib and genoa ...

Arrr ... 5 covers for the winches