Vira - Sailboat rebuild, Irwin Citation 34

 Interior Cabin updates: Back pillows installed on starboard settee.  I decided to remove side parts of back rest, originally was on bulkhead and galley cabinets, to provide maximum length to be used and plan to ass drop off pillows.    Port side is underway ;-) Cabin table is installed. I used leg with 3-stage lift mechanism to be able to lower table to make the sleeping space.   Main cabin Irwin 34, table and starboard cushions installed.           Table lift control. Table base control originally was on the top and I had to drill hole in the table to use it. Me and my wife hate the idea to have ugly plastic button on the table center. So I removed original mechanism and made one could be used from under the table  top.  Piece of 1/4" diameter stainless rod, small plate welded to it and  couple 3d printed parts made mew control, similar to used in the office chairs. Table in is in the lowered position.   S...

 Interior Finished making new cushions. Not ideal, but I think not too bad for the first time sewing upholstery. Cushions are at the place  Happy sailing day 15-25 knots wind. Little overwhelming, but a lot of fun. More than 40 tacks in 5 hours and 21nm log (4knots average) and max speed I saw 7 knots. Literally get to hull speed.    

 Engine, electronics.  Finished installation of the engine monitor.   I like simplicity of my Yanmar 2QM20 , it does not need even electricity to run, BUT i am engineer and want to be sure engine is OK and to be able to monitor it and catch any issue BEFORE it grow to PROBLEM. I am using Open Plotter software on the board and decided to get important vitals from the engine  to Signal K  server to be monitored. I have designed Engine monitor "box" electronics and used SenseESP open source project   as software base for my device. What I can monitor with it? Tachometer     Tachometer sensor input     Tachometer amplified signal output Analog sensors Power voltage Alternator output voltage Engine oil pressure sensor  Two tank level sensors (not connected yet) Throttle position (not connected yet)  Alarms Oil Pressure alarm input Coolant overheat input Low coolant level input Low oil level input (not connected yet) Water...

Interior. Working on cushions covers and cushions. Work going in background (just couple hours afternoon, but Almost every day)  Foam cutting Used Lux Regular Foam 6" for new cushions - Pilot berth and starboard settee. Cut them with electric knife. For thick foam best result in cutting is when cut line marked on both sides and two people involved  one keep motor side of the knife, second guide end of knife blade on the other side. Making Covers  All panels for cushions cut complete. Piping (rope inserted edge) prepared. Pilot berth front part cushion completed yesterday.   3 of 6 done. Going ahead.     

Spent several hours to cleanup boat to be able to get out to test engine on the water.  Get boat out for 2 hours engine run. What observed: Engine and boat vibration  little more than I would consider as ok.  Need to re-align  engine to shaft, looks like  it is not well setup. Will try to replace or readjust engine mounts later Engine works great under load, no black smoke, no dense white (fuel) smoke observed. Low RPM and instant acceleration sound make me little nervous, likely i will try to measure injection moment and try to re-adjust it if needed. Short video my engine run.    

Navigation electronics. Working on navpod for OpenPlotter dashboard.  Idea to make pedestal guard mounted  dashboard in navpod looking form. Dashboard will work under OpenPlotter, I am planning to  make button controls (without touch). In my perspective buttons are much more easy to use in cockpit. Script will control applications Steat/foreground/background control. Also it will be mouse simulation   with arrows buttons IF i will need to do do something "non standard", but i expect to use this display as dashboard only. there will be several modes: Map screen (preset OCPN) VNC ( show main navigation screen copy) Sailing dashboard - big wind instrument, speedometer with SOG, STW, day log, DEPTH, Position, COG Engine dashboard - small wind instrument, Tachometer, engine coolant out temperature, oil pressure , aditional temperature gauges (coolant in, exhaust, transmission, drive shaft packing, raw water after exchanger)  and sure  SOG, STW, day log, DEP...

 Navigation electronics   Couple pictures for reference:  Nav station deck. Nav station deck with water and fuel gauges, secondary switch panel and 21" protected display. electronics shown on the previous photo is behind the display. Display flips down to get access there.     Front side of the secondary switch panel. Panel includes small 2.5" thermal printer to be able to quickly print current position, course information or anything in printed form. Start point All electronics installation I did year ago was done in "temporary mode" with flying wires, not organized. Just get it work for day sailing the lake.  More for fun then actually needed.   Electronics was mounted on plywood board with velcro  tape. Wires between fuse panel and Switch panel was total ratnest and it was impossible to remove switch panel for any maintenance without unscrew 15 wires from the fuse panel.    All electronics wad mounted w/o any protection from elem...