Project Log: Saturday, July 21, 2012
I finished up the installation of the autopilot rudder
feedback sensor, starting by installing the now-painted
fiberglass block to the plywood platform with four
screws. Afterwards, I lined up the feedback sensor
and connecting rod as needed, marked for screws (the
base featured three slotted areas), and drilled and
tapped through the fiberglass and wooden platform for
machine screws to secure the sensor. |
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Next, I ran the cabling through a length of hose for
protection, and, securing it along the way, led it over
to the port side of the boat where I'd run other wires
and hoses into the engine room. Sometime later,
I'd make up the wiring connections for this feedback
sensor and the autopilot pump. |
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Thinking ahead to additional installations and wiring, I
sorted through the various components of Simnet
interface system, which would interconnect all the
electronic equipment. Determining exactly what
connecting cables, joiners, and other equipment I had on
hand would allow me to plan for the installation and
order anything else I might need in advance.
Similarly, with plans to begin reassembling the masts in
the near future, I thought it was time to check the new
radome against an existing radome mast mount that I had,
which came with the boat and was perfectly serviceable
(though it needed paint). |
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Since the old dome I'd taken off the boat long ago was
24" in diameter, I made the assumption that the new
dome, which was 18" diameter, would easily fit on the
old mount. While the diameter posed no problem, I
presently discovered that the base footprint of the new
dome was much larger than the round mounting area of the
mast mount, so the mounting holes were largely outside
of the mounting area.
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I didn't really want to buy a new mast mount, as I'd
left the mounting holes in the mizzen intact when I
removed the hardware for painting, planning to reinstall
the mount. Some quick research located what I
needed: an Edson adapter plate that featured holes
for the Simrad broadband radome, as well as holes that
matched the old Raytheon mast mount that I had.
This was a simple fix for the problem, and I ordered the
plate. |
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Total Time Today: 2.25 hours
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