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| Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Over the past several days, I'd finished up the varnish work on the head door and trim, so I could move on to hanging the doors. I ordered a latch set for the door, which I'd install once it arrived. |
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The elements of the new mainsheet system were now on hand, so I installed the two standup articulating deck bases for the blocks. In order to clear the tiller and minimize clutter and complication, the new mainsheet system would emulate the original inverted v-shaped setup, only using modern blocks and materials. I installed the bases with bolts, large washers, and fiberglass backing plates beneath. The remaining elements of the system wouldn't be installed till the boat was rigged. |
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I made up a few final pieces of trim for the cabin and set them aside for varnish, and then turned to the anemometer base mounting on the masthead. Because of the forward angle of the masthead casting, I made a small block to compensate so that the anemometer base could be mounted more or less level, thus enabling the instruments themselves to face in the right direction. I secured the block to the mast with epoxy, taping it in place while it cured; later, I secured the anemometer base with screws, one of which extended into the masthead casting itself. After installing the base, I removed the anemometer for storage till later. |
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The owner chose to reinstall a table leg support that had been in the original interior. In order to reduce its visual impact on the interior when not in use, the decision was made to recess the base and provide a cover to hide it when not in use. With the cabin sole already complete, this would require careful surgery. To that end, I constructed a template for a router, so that I could rout out the material in a controlled and neat manner, after which I'd build a cover to fit in the opening. After determining the proper location for the leg base, I built a template from scrap plywood on which the router could ride, using a guide bushing to follow the inside of the template. To secure the template to the cabin sole for the routing operation, I made the longitudinal pieces long so they would extend into the two bilge access hatches, where I could clamp them in place. After checking the fit, I glued the template pieces together in the proper orientation and set the assembly aside. To ensure the glue had plenty of time to cure, I left this for the rest of the day, choosing to continue with the actual operation tomorrow. |
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