110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Now that the little piece of trim stock I'd made for the head was completely pre-finished, I went ahead with its installation. After determining the angle formed by the edge of the platform, and several trial-and-error test cuts, eventually I managed to cut and fit the trim in place along the edge of the platform.
I'd completed the paint work on the overhead light trim piece I'd made earlier, and decided to complete this installation now. After determining the length of the wire chase I needed, I cut off the excess length from the trim, then installed the light fixture, drilling carefully from the bottom side of the trim so I could secure the little light with screws as I'd done with the main cabin overhead fixtures. then I installed lengths of wire, staggering the butt connectors so the wires would fit within the narrow wire chase.
I installed the trim--and its fixture--of the overhead with screws through holes I predrilled in the edges of the trim, then secured the wires within flexible white conduit down to their final connection at the terminal block by the mast base.
Looking to wrap up work in the head, I decided to install the cabinet doors, which made sense to do before moving on with the actual installation of the C-head. After finding the correct doors and checking their fit, down on the bench I installed solid brass hinges and knobs in the appropriate positions, then secured the doors in the boat.
Though the doors stayed in place well enough for documentation purposes, I still had to install door catches. Since the thickness of the cabinets was too little to provide room for the catches, I prepared little blocks that I secured behind the cabinet face where I wanted to install the catches. I had to wait for the glue to dry, so I'd return to the catches later.
Next, I wrapped up the installation for the deck fitting for the solar panel wiring. After drilling and tapping the newly epoxy-filled holes for machine screws, I installed the fitting in a bed of sealant.
After searching in vain for an LED stern light that mounted to the deck, rather than to a vertical surface, I installed a vertical-mount light fixture on the transom, just beneath the gunwale. Access behind the boat was tight, but gave me just enough room to complete the task.
Total Time on This Job Today: 6.75 hours
