27 boat projects

throttle for the kicker is at the aft helm. I will try to get a pic of it soon. kind of neat how they rigged it.

Just got done cleaning out the susan e and taking pictures. now to write a ad and but it up for sale.
 
Got to love craigs list. i picked up a $1400 cannon digatroll IV for $600. and tomorrow I will go get a lewmar 1000sprint with capson for $250 with all the switches. that thing is 1800 plus new.

I found the 25ft of chain I had and now just need to get 400 ft or rope.
 
Man what a deal. I just picked up all most new Lewmar 1000 sprint. I know the sprint is bad design, but this one was installed right so no water intrusion. this unit can with the breaker and solenoid. All I need is a switch. It also has a cap son. never had one before and don't know what I will do with it but it never hurts to have one I guess. $250 on craigslist. the guy is going to sail around the world and wants a bigger all chain windlass. his loss my gain :smiled

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Well time for a up date. I have been working my ass off on the boat for the last week. Just before the safe boat gathering I had to replace both fuel sending units as one was leaking and the other did not work. I ended up just replacing both of them. The leaker had 4 out of 5 screws stripped. I had to tap the holes and use bigger screws. So far it is holding.

This weekend I removed the anchor roller and replaced it with a self launching tilt model. That was done to accommodate a 22 lbs delta anchor. To Haul the anchor I installed the lewmar sprint 1000 in the deck. This was a lot bigger job then it sounds. You have to cut the hole :shock: in the deck. cut back the core in the deck before back filling with epoxy. I have never worked with epoxy so it was a learning day for me . After I was done with that part I under stood the process and now feel comfortable using epoxy on other projects.

After the deck hard ware was in I had to run the wiring for the windlass. this includes three parts. The switch, the breaker and the solenoid. The wiring goes some thing like this- two wires from the windlass to the solenoid, one wire from the solenoid to the break and from the breaker to the plus side of the battery. then one ground from the battery to the solenoid. Now all of the was done in 4 gage wire, think battery cable. after you get all that ran together and mounted to and thru bulkheads you have to install the switch with three wires to the solenoid. the two way rocker switch controls the solenoid that controls the windlass.

After you get all that installed you need to power it. I decided to mount a separate battery under the v-berth with cables running to the fuse buse at the dash to keep it charged. I had to install wood blocks to hold the battery in place.

Next was a few smaller items, just time consuming. Two small reading lights in the v-berth. One for each of us. Mine was easy. Just replaced the old broken one that was there. Susan's side never had one so no wiring existed and I had to run that and It takes time.

Then Susan wanted two hand rails for getting in and out of the cabin door. You have to step down to get in the cab. so drilling and placing those.

Now for the big project. Installing the Espar heater. I am placing it under the rear seat for the table. This includes making and mounting a bracket for the heating a unit. what a nightmare stainless is to drill. I don't even want to go into the details on that one. after that I had to mount the fuel pump, control head, run the power wire and cut a hole in the side of the boat for the Thur hull. none of this is stuff I am really comfy with and the number of trips to the store for more or different parts are endless. Also nothing I need seems to be available for this project out side of Seattle and hate Seattle and I really hate driving there. Then you have to customize the wiring a little depending on which control unit you are using. I have to modify a gas can to handle the cap and line that is really built to go in a large round diesel tank on a truck.

The only good news about all this is that I got everything cheap. I have the anchor for $75, the rode ( 200 ft) for $80, the windlass for $250 and the heater for $700. already had the battery and the stainless steel bracket sitting in the garage along with some of the heavy cable.
 
Sounds like last winter and last week for me Tom. I generally hit a store or two every time I come back from the boat to prepare for the next work evening. I feel your pain on the drilling and ballooning complexity of your projects. I agree that you will know the boat quite well and that is something that makes it more relaxing and fun for me. I just completed phase II of the Portland pudgy launch mechanism and now have a 20ft teeter totter on the bow railing that pivots on two stainless rod holders. Details to follow soon in another thread. Can't wait to get a good look at your 27 and nice work on the hull breaching. Now your boat is just a bit more fearful of you. I am up to 5 batteries planning for 6 and it sounds like you are headed that way too. Keep the posts coming.

Greg
 
Ok. I have spent a lot of the time in the last few weeks rebuilding my galley and now I'm done. I raised the whole thing about 7 inches and added a stove top. I rebuilt the whole thing. I now have two large drawer, a tilt out, a retractable trash can, and a large open space at the bottom. I changed the sink to a faucet with a retractable nozzle. It has been a really interesting learning experience. I had never built a drawer or a cabinet before and really had to teach my self as I went along. all in all it came out very nice. a few more weeks and I will have the fuel tank fills and covers done. then its boating season. Never have I been off the water this long .
on edit: I also recover the table with a laminate to match the galley counter. I will have to take pics of it too.
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Tom-

Nice work!

You've learned a lot and done well!

Why not just give up fishing and become a free-lance marine cabinet maker? 8)

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Because of the the cursing and cussing and tools flying. it was a bit of a safety hazards. good thing there was a very large black canvas over the boat and tom ... ...

susan
 
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