Project Log: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
As per usual, I wrapped up the new tabbing work with a
quick wash and sanding. |
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Armed with new sealant, I installed the final two
sections of the caprail on the port side; this proceeded
fairly easily, though I had a bizarrely difficult time
starting the nuts on one of the U-bolts (and not even
the most difficult, forwardmost one). Eventually,
I got the job done.
The caprail rebedding project, including hardware
removal; caprail removal, cleanup, repairs, sanding,
initial finishing, and reinstallation, consumed a total
of 26.25 hours over the past few weeks. I was
pleased to have this behind me. |
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At lunchtime, I drove once again to a neighboring town
for a rendezdvous with someone from the tank company:
my water tanks were done, and just in time. |
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Continuing with the process of tank layout and
installation, I carefully positioned the two fuel tanks
where they needed to go, using some scrap foam to hold
them against the hull for the moment, and measured and
marked for holes through the new bulkhead to allow
access to the tank drains. Each tank included a
drain at its lowest point for ease of maintenance.
Pipe nipples and shutoff valves were on order and due
within a day or two, but to ensure proper clearance for
the drain assemblies I temporarily installed a pipe-hose
adapter I had on hand that had the 1/2" pipe
thread to fit the drain hole in the tanks. This
was only to test the fit and fine-tune the holes as
needed. |
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Next, I carried the new water tanks into the boat and
tested their fit beside the fuel tanks. There'd be
minor adjustments here and there during final
installation, but what I was mainly checking for was to
ensure that both tanks fit within the length of the
plywood bulkhead; they should have, and did. This
wrapped up the work for the day, but now I could begin
to close off the aft end of the space and finalize the
tank installation. |
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Total Time Today: 5.75 hours
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