Day 84. 4/8/23 Rebuilt ducting, install vents, Starboard shelves, refrigerator dryfit. AC pump dempher. 10 Hours.

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 Air conditioner.

I made Air vents for main cabin. Marine plywood frame and solid teak slats. Plywood cut with CNC to distribute air on proper (fixed) direction.

Backside box built from 1/8" foamed PVC sheet. Cut in shape and then mounted on the vent. then worked around with aluminum tape to make it completely sealed.Unfortunately there not enough space to make real "box" on the back.


Vents after instillation.


All plywood internal surfaces covered with Totalboat Wood finish. It dryers for a long time, after 8 hours it stays tacky. 

Air conditioner.

Yes, last time i moved raw water pump under the galley cabinet. But vibration  of the galley floor makes me sea sick in couple minutes on the boat sitting study.

I had 6 rubber  shock absorbers originally intended for camera on the drone. Each one can carry load 250g ,  Pump weight about 3kg. sounds I overloaded them. But I use what I have in my pocket. Again they put spec on stretching load, I use it in compression mode for 99.99% time (fraction of time where boat will be inverted ;) I am sure it will survive.

I mounted shocks in between two aluminum plates. Mount them to galley cabinet floor and then mounted pump over.

Result beat all my expectations. I can't feel pump vibration at all and barely can hear it.



Dry bilge pump

Installed small self priming pump for Dry Bilge system I started build time ago. Fastened pump to plywood block glued to the engine room wall. Pump output connected to cockpit drain using NPT 1/4" barb adapter. I drilled one of corners and cut tight NPT thread in it.  All looks nice. Pump drys 1/4 flooded bilge in less then 3 minutes.
 

Interior

glassed bulkhead wall between cockpit lockers and galley.

Mounted right vertical wall cockpit side in galley and made breaker box compartment.

Little of exposure of the space behind aft wall.


Electrical

Space for main fuse box  8x15"  And i need to locate there both low and high voltage panels.

Just bonus

Vira, side view

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