Project Log: Friday, June 15, 2012
It seemed I finally had all the fittings necessary to
complete the steering lines and their final connections.
To begin, I made up three shutoff valve assemblies to
isolate, if desired, the autopilot pump from the rest of
the system. Two of these assemblies required tee
fittings (for the main steering lines), while the third
fitting required only an inline valve for the
compensating line. |
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Next, I made up all the final connections in the after
steering room, using two additional short lengths of the
same Kevlar-reinforced hose I used for the main run,
connecting the various lengths to the appropriate
fitting in the valves and tees. I secured the valve
assemblies to the forward bulkhead of the space, where
they'd be convenient but out of the way. The stiff
nylon compensating line required different bend radii to
connect with its fitting on the pump, and so I formed a
loop above, securing it with a cable tie, which held the
line in place. |
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With a new supply of hose on hand, I spent the rest of
the day working on the fresh water supply system.
I needed one more line run from the starboard utility
space above the engine room (where I'd be locating the
pump and water system manifold later) to the galley, so
I began with that. Beneath the galley, I installed
brass tee fittings in the two pressurized supply lines
(hot and cold) so I could run additional lines over to
the eventual shower in the head compartment. |
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The newest line to the galley actually needed to run
across the boat to the water heater, for the hot
pressurized supply, so after some thought as to how to
actually run this (and two additional) lines across the
boat I moved ahead with the job. The nature of the
tankage and related cabinetry design meant that I had to
run lines through the after bulkhead of the space, and
then across the boat beneath the cockpit, aft of the
engine room.
I didn't have fittings for the water heater immediately
at hand (though later I found them in my fittings kit),
so I left extra hose nearby for later final connection.
Meanwhile, I ran two additional hose lengths from
starboard over to the port side: one for the water
heater cold supply, and the second for the port water
tank main line. I secured these hoses beneath the
cockpit, but would need some chafe gear on the starboard
side where they turned upward towards the utility space.
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To finish up the longest hose runs, I ran a final line
from the engine room up towards the forward water tank,
snaking the hose through the upper conduit beneath the
galley. I left extra length at the forward end for
eventual connection to the tank. |
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With the pump, accumulator, and filter on hand and ready
for preliminary locating and mounting, I found a need
for a few additional plumbing connectors and adapters
(as always), so I complied the orders and made plans to
continue the plumbing work in the near future. |
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Total Time Today: 5 hours
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