110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Thursday, April 11, 2013
After unclamping the battery support structure assemblies, I washed and sanded the pieces as needed to remove epoxy squeezeout and so forth, and also to round over areas of the supports where I planned to install tabbing later, during installation.
Next, I cut cross members to the correct width, keeping the overall dimension at 16-3/8" to fit the battery boxes.
I secured the cross members with epoxy, clamping the assembly securely and checking the alignment with a square.
I brought the engine box back up to the boat so I could complete its installation. For access, and to complete the finish work, I removed the plywood box top for now, and applied gray paint to match the other berth tops in the cabin.
To secure the box to the nearby cabinetry, I chose two rubber hold-down clamps, which would hold the box tightly in position as needed.
Next, I installed the plastic ventilation fan supplied along with the electric motor, screwing it to the inside of the cabinet over the hole I'd cut earlier. From the outside, I secured a wooden louvered vent that I'd prefinished. Sorry for the blurry photo
I spent most of the rest of the day working on cabinet doors, including those in the forward cabin and galley. In each case, I installed hinges and knobs, and roller catches on small wooden extension blocks as required. The large door over the chainlocker opening required a slightly different approach, as it was a surface mount without hinges. I made some L-shaped brackets to hold the bottom in place against the opening, and relied on two roller catches at the top edge to hold the top. As of this writing, I'd not yet installed a knob, and still needed to make some final adjustments to the door; the blue tape seen was part of the layout process.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7.75 hours
