Day 204, Hatches covers, Cabin table, sealing fixed windows screws,fixed windows trim, hatches wells painting.

 Deck

Hatch covers snaps installed. yes, I bite bullet, and drilled deck and installed snaps for hatch covers. Unfortunately it may lead to minor leakages after years, but i want to add covers to make hatches lenses lats longer as well add little shade in Texas sun.

Hatches covers.

 Interior

Hatches

Another compromise. When I installed for hatches frames I planned to make insert frames to cover gap between ceiling trim and hatches. Unfortunately, I had a lot of other things to do and they sill not be finished. Actually to put trim I need to make new trim frames around hatches wells, but i decided to leave it for future, but gap between lest unfinished rough fiberglass, so FOR now i decided just paint it to make it not so sore for eyes. It is only first layer of plaint on the picture. Second was added at the next day.

Hatch from inside

Fixed windows trim. 

Before start cutting real wood (teak) I have made two templates with 20mm and 30mm corners radius to dry fit shape to actual windows. Dry fit went well frame shape with 20mm radius corners fits well. going to cut trim corners out of wood.

 

Again... a lot of holes may leak. screws holding fixed windows. It was long fight to make fixed windows  stop leaking (in later builds Irwin removed them and replaced with just standard ports.     

I ended up with screws holding glass at place. however screws sit in fiberglass with silicon and i do not believe in seal a lot, so i put rubber washers to make compressed seal. maybe I am wrong...  but washers better than noting.

Fixed windows, rubber washers under screws.

 

 

Cabin table

After testing me and Maria found the table is little bit low when it is lifted up. 

I made and added more spacer plates to add height when it in up position.  Now it should be enough I added another 1.25" there. And table is still be able lowered to be a bed base.

Lifting table

 

 Short video showing transformation.

 

Shower 

Shower control added.  Who likes the first 5-10 seconds of cold shower when hot water have to fill pipes from water heater to shower head. And what we do with this cold water? Usually, just waste it to drain. But on the boat each drop of fresh water is on the count. To save water i made recalculation cycle from the hot water pipe back to tank to discharge cooled water from the hot water pipes back before start using hot water. 

Controller logic: in the beginning controller is in standby mode and light red. it is normal Idle mode. when you activate button, it runs hot water pipe water back to the tank and refill hot water pipe with hot water, then shows it is ready for shower  with green light. Then you may open and close shower water with the button. (later i plan to add foot switch, maybe). when you finished use shower and it is not used longer than 5 minutes controller returns to standby mode.

 

Shower controller installation, box is not closed yet.

Shower controller installation

 

Shower installation

 

It works!

 

Video how it works

Small things done

 Pumped out excessive oil from the engine. After engine installed oil level appeared 30mm above the mark, so excess had to go out. (maybe) 

 

Measured coupling dimensions (just in case if I will find way how to accommodate soft coupling, but loos like i have no space to add it. (at least standard one). Theoretically I may think to make my own version of the coupling. Not sure if 3D printed TPU part will withstand loads, but it will be interesting to try ;-). Calculated max tangent force is about 110 KG on each screw at full 20HP run and 866 RPM on transmission output shaft.

Coupling is 4" diameter and center to center distance is  76-77mm.

 

Measured draft and confirmed it is about 4.2' , boat high from  water to top of pulpit is 10' 

So, total transportation height is about 14' 

 

Put screws to fix gimbal to galley countertop.  

 

Sealed dry bilge controller circuit board with polyurethane conformal coating.

 

Replaced GFCI din rail box which I broke couple weeks ago.