Wind 'er up

Lewmar windlass on the foredeck, for 5/16ths chain. It also has a manual recovery system which can be used with a reg winch handle. On small luxury for a man with a bad back.

Gallows brackets

Actually it is hard to get a sense of the size here, let me tell its substantial gear, this houses the wood of the gallows and attaches to the support pipe which in inch and a quarter. We may consider hanging a child sswing on this later cuz it could take it. Everything aboit these boats and their hardware is so substantial.

His Master's voice

Speak to me baby, cowl vents for the salon, two there and one up for'ard, trying to find a couple of mushroom vents for aft but the forest is bare. Davey and Co have them for a cool Prince's ransom.

Stanchions, winches and some beautiful woodwork

Lewmar 30 ST provisionally located against the wood wash boards that Bill so beautifully crafted by laminating over a curved frame. The stanchions are placed now with nicely angled individually against the bulwarks to provide bracing. The metal had to be reduced on one aspect to allow them to sit "nicely", quite a lot of work.

The top pic shows the detail of the woodwork which gives the wood a nice slope which will clear water well yet give a nice backrest. Wow!

A bit of sanding should do it.

The bread board is a bit tight in its slot over the sink, needs a wee trim and of course a finger hole. Its Andaman Padauk, mahogany and maple.

Alpenglow lights all ready for installation.

This is the line up from Alpenglow. The small swivel lights are for the bunks and the salon, the fluorescent are for the galley area, the nav stn and the head. They come with two intensities and red for night (Led's). They are made with mahog and will match nicely with the existing wood and they have a reputation for no/little radio interference.

Anchor stowage Bracket

We did a mock up in plywood and it was well worth it cuz it fits like a glove on the bowsprit, we have two plastic rollers ready to go, stay posted for when its fitted, I think you will like it.

Electrical goodies

The battery monitor registers temp overun.

It works in conjunction with the battery charger, and controls runaway. The SAR v3 on the left controls the field voltage in the alternator, small changes in this can optimise the charging process of the engine both in terms of speed, current and voltage.

Sitting at the back is a LINK 20 which is used to let you know what is happening with the batteries. The really good guys don't need these tools but if you are like me any assitance is a good idea. They have a good reputation.

Alongside are the bilge pumps and the battery switches and solenoids. These solenoids allow the engine battery to get it fair share of the charge without the danger of discharge when the charging process stops. Whats is so good about these is that they don't take a lot of power to do it. there is a lot of stuff goin on with the electrics, the plan is to set it up well from the start. That means optimising the charging process and then setting up good devices that will register battery state. This is easy on the batteries and should preserve them cuz they just hate steep deep discharges so likely when one has no idea what's happening.

True charge 40

Its the old design ( at a great cost) and comes with a history of excellent reliability. Fan for cooling and lots of settings for different kinds of batteries and the ability to charge more than one battery at a time.

Xantrex 1800 Inverter

The xantrex line get a very good name, and I hope the stuff holds up. The face panel can be removed and placed on the electrical area where it can be readily seen. It is clearly well thought out.

One delrin Fid

She is already to go!

Its a not easy being green

Bill had abit of green paint lying around and it was exactly the same color as the trim just below the bulwarks. I think it looks really sharp, that is the paint and the sprit. It is just a beautiful piece of Doug fir, the cranse iron fits nicely, in the distance the newly fabricated anchor roller bracket sits astride the wood. Beyond that is the fid.

A pulpit fit to preach on

I had the metalwork fabricated in Lunenburg, at a small machine shop by the most agreeable guys under the sun and the cost was most reasonable.

What's more it fitted perfectly, locating nicely in the cranse iron and setting well on the sprit.

I was delighted with it, moreover if it didn't fit it was gonna be a pain to fix.

Head comes together

You can see how she is coming along, the mast base is visible in the salon with a spaghetti mess of wires awaiting their connections. The panel arrived over the weekend and is Paneltronics with AC and DC sections all beautifully labelled and has LED lights.

Head grate

The head grate requires a little trim off the edge but will do the job nicely, a bige pump sits under this and is responsible for emptying the shower sump.

Grate fits beautifully

the grates for the cockpit fell into place nicely, and they will get a coat of oil, Watco I believe. They are cedar, nice and light and do so well in the wet, hopefully it will be dry feet.