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Finally got some time to work on the trawler. I had to put my work truck in for a major "makeover" - Skaug utility bed with boxes, complete re-paint of the cab while the bed is off, and new headliner - and convinced my customers that I needed a "vacation".
This also coincided with the mechanic, engine parts from Isuzu, and custom stainless steel exhaust exchanger-thingy showing up at the same time.
Here's a pic of the exhaust exchanger installed. You'll notice the previous-owner-installed Vacu-flush in the left-back ground. The motor to make this thing work had to be tracked down and the rest of it has to be re-wired. But besides THAT, "it works just fine" x(
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Got new batteries in their new battery boxes. Here are the 4 - T-125s in their boxes. These are the house batteries. The D8 (8D?) for the diesel is right next to them in its box that cost more than the Group 24 battery that is next in line and designated "generator battery"
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I've also been rebuilding the mast and relocating the mounting base down to the top of the rear stateroom instead of up on the bridge level. This was done for ease of raising and lowering for future maintenance. The radar and deck lights will be mounted just above the bridge level canopy. As the mast definitely sways from side-to-side, it needs to be rigged with stays...but it will work for right now.
Mast base mount and bridge level support:
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/uploads/107406/DSC00108.JPG[/im]
Backing plate for the base plate. This, the bridge level support, and the mast base is vertically laminated 1x2 teak that used to be a bow pulpit:
[img]http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/uploads/107406/DSC00105.JPG
Here is the mast in the upright position. The stay spreaders mount just above the canopy, with the radar just above that.
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The mast is being painted. The radar mount has been pre-fit. And I have to run 12 gauge wire up the middle.
This girl "pees like a race horse". And after more than 5 years of silence, she purrs like a kitten with less than 1300 hours:
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The teak transom will be stripped and varnished in the next few days. (The teak is applied over the fiberglass hull) I'm also stripping all the window trim & misc trim of that orange polyurethane "stuff" and varnishing the natural wood.
I've discovered that the steering hydraulics is TOAST! The seals at both wheels are quite loose/wiggly/they leak! So, the steering hydraulics have to be replaced and I'm waiting (IM)patiently for the new system to arrive: Two new pumps (one at each helm station) and a new ram at the rear. I'm hoping that the original compass-based auto-pilot is still operational and we'll be tieing the new hydraulics into it.
When the steering is resolved, she's off to her new home at Channel Islands/Ventura.
There is still a rear shower that needs a new floor and a bridge helm that needs re-wiring and its own set of electronics. But, what the heck. Isn't that what God made "winter" for? Besides, I need some coast guard classes before I get too carried away.
This also coincided with the mechanic, engine parts from Isuzu, and custom stainless steel exhaust exchanger-thingy showing up at the same time.
Here's a pic of the exhaust exchanger installed. You'll notice the previous-owner-installed Vacu-flush in the left-back ground. The motor to make this thing work had to be tracked down and the rest of it has to be re-wired. But besides THAT, "it works just fine" x(
Got new batteries in their new battery boxes. Here are the 4 - T-125s in their boxes. These are the house batteries. The D8 (8D?) for the diesel is right next to them in its box that cost more than the Group 24 battery that is next in line and designated "generator battery"
I've also been rebuilding the mast and relocating the mounting base down to the top of the rear stateroom instead of up on the bridge level. This was done for ease of raising and lowering for future maintenance. The radar and deck lights will be mounted just above the bridge level canopy. As the mast definitely sways from side-to-side, it needs to be rigged with stays...but it will work for right now.
Mast base mount and bridge level support:
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/uploads/107406/DSC00108.JPG[/im]
Backing plate for the base plate. This, the bridge level support, and the mast base is vertically laminated 1x2 teak that used to be a bow pulpit:
[img]http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/uploads/107406/DSC00105.JPG
Here is the mast in the upright position. The stay spreaders mount just above the canopy, with the radar just above that.
The mast is being painted. The radar mount has been pre-fit. And I have to run 12 gauge wire up the middle.
This girl "pees like a race horse". And after more than 5 years of silence, she purrs like a kitten with less than 1300 hours:
The teak transom will be stripped and varnished in the next few days. (The teak is applied over the fiberglass hull) I'm also stripping all the window trim & misc trim of that orange polyurethane "stuff" and varnishing the natural wood.
I've discovered that the steering hydraulics is TOAST! The seals at both wheels are quite loose/wiggly/they leak! So, the steering hydraulics have to be replaced and I'm waiting (IM)patiently for the new system to arrive: Two new pumps (one at each helm station) and a new ram at the rear. I'm hoping that the original compass-based auto-pilot is still operational and we'll be tieing the new hydraulics into it.
When the steering is resolved, she's off to her new home at Channel Islands/Ventura.
There is still a rear shower that needs a new floor and a bridge helm that needs re-wiring and its own set of electronics. But, what the heck. Isn't that what God made "winter" for? Besides, I need some coast guard classes before I get too carried away.
