Happy New Year of 2012!
Wow, another year of boatwork. I will finish this year. I have to get on the water and realize what this was all about.
Well today is February the third. I have been busy with the boat but have not kept up with my webpage. The main reason was I clipped my finger nail a little close with my jointer and could not type very well. Pic below:
Used my jointer as a fingernail clipper and trimmed it a little close.
I will attempt to do that now. I have been busy finishing interior woodwork, installing the "tiny tot" heater, installing the transducer and ground plate, building the hardtop and rebuilding the mast and redoing the anchor system and engine hatch.Anchor System
I added a few supports under the anchor platform and added a hawse pipe on the anchor locker lid and let the chain in from above the anchor locker lid via a roller. It works very nice. Pics below:
I beafed up the anchor platform mount and reinstalled
I can run the chain into the locker or under the forward berth
I can detatch the chain from the windlass and open the locker door easily
Heater Installation
I decided on a charcoal burning Tiny Tot heater for the boat. I bought a nice bronze fiting from Navigator Stoveworks at www.marinestove.com for the pipe to go thru the deck. It uses three inch diameter pipe. I mounted the stove on the forward settee and took up a sitting spot. I made it easily removeable because I won't be in cold climate all that often. I used a metal slip plate off of a fernco plumbing fitting to connect the stove pipe to the deck fitting. Below are pics:
The fitting is filled with water and keeps things cool around the deck as you burn
Installing transducer and Ground Plate
I built up the front centerline of the Rasmus a bit with fiberglass and epoxy for fairing purposes and mounted a nmea 2000 transducer up front. I also mounted a transducer for a Furuno FCV-600L Fishfinder and mounted a Guest Dynaplate ground plate. All was straightforward installation. Pics below:
Transducer mounted
Ground plate and transducer for Furuno fishfinder. I had alread mounted the fishfinder transducer and had to place the ground plate right next to it. Hope that doesnt cause a problem.
Making the Hardtop
I am using 122 inch radius for the curvature of the hardtop. I epoxied 2 layers of 1/4 inch ocoume plywood and then added 3 layers of 9 0z fiberglass bathed in epoxy. I then faired it with System Three Quickfair and sanded and then sealed with epoxy. I will then apply a tie coat and paint with Interlux Perfection. I will document all aspects of this including diminsions and angles in case it can be used by others. Pics below:
Measurements to make jig for the hardtop at 122 inch radius.
Bonded two 1/4 inch marine ply using epoxy, sheetrock screws, and ply squares to keep from dinging the top.
Top glassed with three layers of 9 oz cloth, faired using Quickfair, sanded, and coated with System Three Epoxy.