Priming again

Hatch Idea

Aside from some dust on it the hatch looks great. One issue is the handle gets in the way. I want to move it to the top instead of the front. 

Fuel Tank Wrestling

It may not seem like much, but this was the corner I needed to turn and I have bruises to show for it. 

Here it is in the aft end nearly ready to drop in. And that will have to wait as I have something else important to do. 

Electrical Panels

AC panel: I took these photos to redefine the wiring labels based on upcoming changes.

Input power no longer needs polarity sensing since the isolation transformers were installed. This has been required to disable that function.

DC panels:

Cross connect Switch on the left, DC lighting panel on right.  I plan to chance the Aft, Main, and forward lights to control sub panels in this locations.  

This biggest change to the panels willbe the number of wires going to them will be dramatically reduced.  Only hot leads will be terminated here and the ground bus will be used for panel lights.  Wago terminals on a DIN Rail will be used for the ground terminations. I am not sure how those work for the AC neutral connections.  

Temporary Ladderr

I started building a temporary companionway ladder, but my battery charger seems to have died and taken with it 3 or 4 batteries.  

I used the old aft upper bunks to enclose the platform and railing to provide some protection for the dog-/so she won't fall off. 

Aft bulkhead. Last two pieces!

Ron brought over two pieces of 3/4 marine plywood and I made a template out of cardboard, trimmed the to fit the last to places--high up under the side deck I left space for wires in conduit and throttle and transmission cables. 

Here are two shots showing them cleared in place on the aft side.

Port side aft view:

Starboard side aft view:

Here is the Starboard side of this bulkhead viewed from the front and tabbed in place.  I need to pull the engine control wired inboard before tabbing the top. I will put some PVC conduit in here on case I need to pull wire aft later on. When the new panel goes in, most wire will feed through this side. 

Port side looking aft, and all tabbed in except for access to conduit which I will add soon. Control cables are visible. AC power enters the boat in front of this bulkhead. No need to pass that through. 

New Hatch is Done!

It still needs a little tweaking to make it slide like butter.  A huge accomplishment and a real step towards making a yacht out of a boat.