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Update 26 August 2008

The Electrical section is now amended and updated with the latest and greatest in photos and waffle. Click Here to go directly there

Regards

James

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Update 19^th August 2008

This month has seen the ‘consolidation of bits’. We have been working mainly on the water plumbing with the installation of the water-pump and deckwash pump. These two units are located in the same area below our vanity sink and provide the advantage of easy access and no-worries with water spills.

Having placed an external cold water shower against frame 9, installation did have its moments as this was an after-thought and all new lines had to be installed.

The mast awaits the halyards, otherwise complete. Some updated pictures are located here. The HWS awaits the gas plumber, then this will be complete too. Another after thought with the gas system was a gas detector with automatic shutoff valve. This took a day to install and it too awaits the Gas Mans approval.

Next on the list is to finish the water plumbing and continue with the electrical.

Regards

James

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Update 20 July 2008

The Internal Fitout continues, a really great part of the build process (with the exception to the cashflow). The front forward opening windows are now all but complete with their Weaver latches and stainless hatch stays, just a bit of external cosmetic polishing surgery to be done.

We chose to add a few more LED lights in the galley and had wiring in place for the fans, an additional item that we chose to add given our experience with the sleeping quarters on a hot day. The three speed Caframo – Bora fans on high, use very little power which fits our power schematic perfectly. All four fans could be comfortably run all night using no more than 0.8A, a real winner. All the lights are LED’s with the exception of a few bulbs on the mast. This has taken us a lot of time and at the time of purchase, were at the expensive end of our scale. Lining all the hulls at ankle height (and hidden from view) are other smaller LED clusters, which should provide sufficient light for walking down the hulls at night without the normal lights on, again saving on some more power.

All the Surian Cedar timber (also called Toona calantas syn.) trim and doors are now in place. We could carry all the doors and trim in two hands, the timber being extremely light weight and paints very well too. With a little elbow grease and some French-polishing, the finish is fantastic. Given that the reddish timber will fade a little with time, this should bring out the deeper timber-red finish. The pieces were all lathe-moulded to suit, then painted with 2 - 3 coats of clear polyurethane before being lightly polished. While it may seem to be a small amount, each main room took close to 25 meters of trim with 100m being used in total. Total interior cupboard door weight came in at 16kg with hinges and latches with other interior trim made of the same timber, weighing just 7kg. This was a real timber winner given the additions we had already made to the boat in other areas.

The mast construction is now also two thirds complete. This month, we will concentrate on the desalinator and electrical.

Regards

James