110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Snow Lily | Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Over a number of days, I'd built up the varnish on the anchor roller support block, and with sufficient coverage it was time to complete the installation. After double-checking the lengths of the fasteners I had purchased for the job, I applied sealant to the deck and block, then bolted the anchor roller in place above its support block with five 3/8" lags and one 3/8" lag into the toerail.
During work performed months earlier, I'd removed a pair of sheaves, located in the bilge near the engine room, for the centerboard cables. Now was the time to reinstall these, so after cleaning up the blocks I reinstalled them adjacent to the engine room, with the backing block set in a bed of epoxy adhesive.
Also on the centerboard front, I reinstalled the cockpit winch for the system, bolting the original pieces back into position.
Now that the major construction and painting work beneath the cockpit was done, I could install the scupper hoses.
I installed a manual bilge pump inside the cockpit locker, where it could be operated from above, and installed an outlet through hull in the starboard counter above the waterline.
Though the Sardine woodstove wouldn't be on hand for a while, pending the manufacurer's porcelainizing schedule, I made tentative steps towards the eventual installation of the cast bronze deck fitting for the smoke pipe, which I'd had on hand for some time. Using some stove measurements and allowing appropriate space for the planned heat shielding, and based on the dimensions of the support platform, the center of the smoke pipe would be located 5-3/8" aft of the main bulkhead, and centered over the stove cabinet from side to side. I laid out the measurements on the platform, and used a plumb bob to transfer the position to the overhead.
The massive bronze deck fitting, which incorporated a water moat to cool the central pipe, required a 7" diamteer cutout. The camber of the deck in the area would also necessitate a backing block so the fitting could be installed level. I had some 3" wide 6/4 teak stock on hand, and I used a piece of this to ensure that there was enjough thickness to mill the angle of the deck camber; the scribe line I made is just visible on the side of the piece.
Satisfied that I could make what I needed with the materials on hand, I prepared three widths of the stock, which were just wide enough to accommodate the overall width of the fitting, and glued them together with epoxy.
During what remained of the day, I worked on various odds and ends, including preparing some cleat stock to help secure the head in place, and installing three fire extinguishers on the boat in the forward locker, beneath the companionway, and in the cockpit locker.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7.25 hours
