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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 I continued the work on the new little chainplate lockers/covers. With one side complete, other than a bit of fine-tuning, I turned to the opposite side and repeated the process. The starboard side was close to being a mirror image of the port, allowing me to use the same cardboard template with some adjustments. Eventually, both pieces fit adequately. |
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To continue, I installed some hardwood support cleats on the inside edges of the after bulkheads of the locker, using glue and screws. |
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Since the panels would be permanent, I laid out some good-sized access holes, to be later covered with doors, so that the chainplates could be installed, inspected, and maintained going forward. I laid out openings in pencil that I thought would be of adequate size, and then temporarily installed the two panels to double-check the new openings' layout and to ensure that my layout lines were plumb. |
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Afterwards, I cut out the openings and cleaned and sanded the panels before installation. I installed the panels with glue and bronze screws, and some epoxy adhesive along their top and bottom edges. On the starboard side, I accidentally drove one of the screws right through the back of the panel, so to hold the panel while the glue and epoxy cured, I replaced the screw with a temporary one and a large washer. |
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When the glue had cured enough, later in the day, I removed the masking tape and the one temporary screw, and installed bungs in the screw holes. |
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Preparing for the final installation of the electrical locker's front panel, which I hoped to do soon once I determined how to lay out the panel for access and installation of various components, I took the opportunity now to drill several large holes through the aft bulkhead, inside the area where the panel would go. This area would be inaccessible--or at least very difficult to access--later. After drilling what I thought was more than enough holes for current and future wiring needs, I lined all the holes with short pieces of hose as chafe protection, which I glued in place. |
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It was a good afternoon to finally take a trailer load of the demolition debris from this boat to a (relatively) nearby landfill/recycling center/transfer station/solid waste facility (choose the descriptor you like best; I call it the dump); the old bulkheads and settees and galley had only been sitting in my trailer since July. The various pieces removed from the boat totaled around 500 lb. |
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