Day 97 7/4/24, New Electric panel installation, Cabin to cockpit wall liner build, 8 hours

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 Interior

Aft cabin wall.

I decided to make it the same way as it was made originally: wood planks epoxied to the fiberglass, then 1/4 plywood layer screwed to this frame. then one more 1/4 inch plywood spot glued to first one. to hide any screw heads and make nice surface.

Dry fit for inner payer of 1/4 plywood "in-liner". Get it fit with just few fixes. 

Added shims on the "frame" boards to make wall flatness.

Port side part has opening to inner space where Inverter will be installed (where long pices if spare wood stored now).

Area under cabin entrance will be covered with trim around the enter.

Here are two openings, upper one is access to back side of 15" screen facing to cockpit.

Other one is for electric panel

Electric

Electric panel installed.

All old wiring is eliminated (but one connection [bow nav lights].

New panel connected to boat wiring system.



Color coded indicators are added.
RED - some problem or need additional annotation ( Bilge pump run, LPG,Engine room light, service fuel pump)
Yellow - circuits running  when boat attended or underway
Green - maybe or must be left on.
Replaced all 110V outlets and made right crimped ring terminals.

For now, used just simple household outlets. It will be nice to replace with some more "marinated", but did not find any reasonable one.


Main power reconnected to new wiring. 25A GFCI in IP 68 box installed in between main power connection and distribution panel,  2 ft from shore power port.

Unfortunately very hard to comply  with rule about distance to wet exhaust hose. have no idea what to do about it.



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