Metal work is on its way

Well I spoke to the metalworker yesterday and the anchor roller for the bow sprit is made and I can pick up next week. The bow pulpit is also ready and in good time, as me 'n the first mate are off to Camden to peruse the progress on the boat. There are a bunch of things we will be taking with us including the grate for the head and the cockpit, the bread board, battery charger and inverter. It will be great to get down there and see what is going on, we shall spend the weekend in the area and we are quite looking forward to it. As I said before sadly the boat ain't going to be on the water, as it really won't be completed until the fall. One thing for sure I'll be taking lots of pix so stay tuned.

Tridata

I have tracked down some good prices and some good instrument for the speed depth and temp measurements. Blue Heron Marine supply a DST 800 which is compatible with the Raymarine Tridata. It comes in plastic/nylon and bronze etc It comes with a valve which stops a lot of water intrusion when the paddle wheel is removed for cleaning. There is also a plug available which is nice.

The connection seems simple and can networked later if necessary.

Lighting

I have bought a number of Alpenglow lights for the boat. It seems that the LED lights have come a long way lately, the original problems were the expense and also the fact that light was very "white" and stark.

I have swivel LEDs for the sleeping bunks which are very low amperage. They are titanium "bronze" and I think they will look very sharp. The Salon will have a 9 watt Fluorescent and there will also be one in the Galley area which will have LED red night light. The fluorescents get the name for low radio interference and excellent life and reliability.

In the head there will also be a 9 watt light which will be waterproof. Over the nav station there will be a 9 watt fluorescent also which will have a red LED feature. The canadian dollar is now at 92 cents which has allowed me to purchase a few items.

No pics yet but will post them in the near future.

The Plan

for those not familiar with the BCC 28 here is the plan, it probably helps visualize what the photos are about.

Where's the key

Its starting to look like ignition, Bill went the extra mile as usual and set the control panel into the bulkhead, saves on skinned knees.

Bring on the napkins

clever spot for the silverware, at hand for the table and a great use of the space

double berth nears completion

Looks as if we may have a place to sleep, nice big berth, have to work in the mattress thing now.