(AnchortownJim) Quick ASTER 500 mounting plate made out of 3/16" 6061 aluminum, prior to being epoxied to the deck with MarineTex, side view.

(AnchortownJim) ASTER 500 mounting plate in plan view, prior to expoxying to the deck. The plate allows for easy removal of the windless for maintenance.

(AnchortownJim) ASTER 500 installed, plan view.

(AnchortownJim) ASTER 500 installed, port view.

(AnchortownJim) ASTER 500 installed, starboard view.

(AnchortownJim) Quick windless below deck.

(AnchortownJim) View of Quick Aster 500 windless from the cabin

(AnchortownJim) Windless control.

(AnchortownJim) Windless control in my hand. The cord is long enough when passed through the open front window for me to operate it from the bow. It also has a built in line out counter. Very handy to know how much rode is out.

(AnchortownJim) Close up of the plug for the windless control. You can easily disconnect the control if you want to. I leave it connected on the dash.

(AnchortownJim) Pulled out the useless ice box beneath the helm seat. The object on the left is a Blue Seas Systems 8080 2 bank battery switch with a DC Breaker.

(AnchortownJim) Glued a piece of 3/4" marine plywood to the hull with 3M 4200. Mounted the DC bus bars, one for the switched house circuits, one for non-switched and a common ground bus. This was driven by the installation of the windless.

(AnchortownJim) The drawers I built to fill the void from the removed ice box. The fronts are made out of 3/4" Starboard. *

(AnchortownJim) The drawers have full extension slides.

(AnchortownJim) Side view of drawer with added wood block for the retaining pins

(AnchortownJim) Simple method to keep drawers from sliding open in rough seas, stainless steel pins

(AnchortownJim) Nicro Vent 2000 Day/Night mounted in the hatch.

(AnchortownJim) View of Nicro Vent in the hatch from the cabin

(AnchortownJim) Paper towel holder held up with industrial strength double sided foam tape.

(AnchortownJim) Trim Master trim tab on the port side.

(AnchortownJim) Trim Master pump, mounted in the port lazerette.

(AnchortownJim) Had to turn the trim tab through hull fittings 90 degree to clear the fuel tanks.

(AnchortownJim) View of the location of the trim tab control switches, and the location of the windless on/off switch.

(AnchortownJim) Quick windless solenoid mounted behind the engine throttle block