110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Blue Teal | Sunday, July 28, 2013
There were a few small pieces of cork remaining undone in the main cabin, so I finished those up.
During the weekend, the owner brought over some additional pieces and parts, including a shelf that fit against the forward bulkhead (below the existing upper shelf). With this shelf mocked up, we could determine the desired location of certain new installations, such as the inverter and solar panel control board, and with these determinations made, I could install these items now.
I'd already run the network cable for the solar panel, so installing the meter was a simple matter of four screws and attaching the wire plug. I bundled the excess cable along with some of the existing wiring behind the panels.
After installing the inverter on the bulkhead, I cut the power cables to the proper length and made up the ends, completing the installation. The inverter tested operational.
I installed labels on the circuit breaker panels to demark the breakers' new functions.
During an earlier test of the system, I'd discovered that the display on the Balmar external regulator was upside down; I'd specifically mounted the unit the way I did because I thought that the drawings in the manual had showed it that way, but maybe not. In any case, I removed it and flipped it over, an easy task.
During my earlier beginnings of engine box/companionway ladder construction, I'd found I didn't have enough 12mm plywood to make the top piece; the owner had a piece, and he brought it over during the weekend so I could finish up the construction. With the piece rough-cut and already epoxy-coated, I made some final cuts to the proper size.
The top would receive a laminate surface, but I primed the vertical section, along with the secondary shelf for the port bulkhead, and would continue the painting process over the next couple days.
I made a modification to an existing cover for the back sides of the electrical panels in the head. The owner had built these covers earlier, but the new wiring required a cutout at the top edge in order for the panels to fit.
The solar panel mount had ended up fairly unstable, thanks to a rickety stern pulpit and other factors, so we elected to install an angled brace to solidify the installation. With the pieces now on hand, I prepared the brace and located the fitting required on the deck. After marking the position and the bolt holes, I overbored the deck to omit the core in way of the fasteners, and filled the voids with thickened epoxy in the usual way.
Total Time on This Job Today: 4 hours
