Project Log: Sunday, June 10, 2012
To begin, I installed the hydraulic autopilot pump and
steering cylinder. Despite yesterday's frustration
at the pump bracket's design, final installation went
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The valve on the steering cylinder bypass kit required
modification to avoid interference with the nearby
bulkhead. To get around this, I bent a 90° corner
into the handle. The valve would be in this
"closed" position during normal operation, the bypass
only to be opened should I need or want manual control
of the rudder with the tiller.
I'd replace the placeholder SS bolts in the steering
cylinder mounting bracket with the correct grade 5 bolts
once I obtained them. |
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In the galley, I installed the three faucets: two
manual faucets (salt water and fresh water), and a
central faucet with pull-out handle for pressure water
(hot and cold). |
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The manual faucets would be supplied through a pair of
foot pumps, which I'd previously built into a recessed
alcove. To make the final connections, I began
with the salt water side, which would be inaccessible
once the alcove was installed. To that end, I ran
hoses to the pump (which I'd later connect to the salt
water supply), and from the pump to one of the manual
faucets. I ran the supply line through the nearby
bulkhead to the adjacent locker compartment, where I'd
eventually connect it to other components of the salt
water supply. On the galley side, I installed a
hose clamp where the hose ran through the bulkhead to
prevent pulling too much hose out the other side,
maintaining the required slack for removal of the pump
alcove.
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With these hoses attached, and with enough slack to
allow the pump alcove to be removed for servicing as
needed, I installed the alcove in the galley countertop,
then ran a hose from the fresh water foot pump to the
other manual faucet. |
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Through a convoluted but carefully planned-out route
through a narrow utility corridor behind the countertop,
through the galley cabinets and into a 2" conduit
beneath the stove, I snaked two lengths of water supply
hose into the galley from the starboard side of the
engine room, where I left excess hose for eventual
connection to the supply side of the water system (water
pump and filtration). This was all I could do
before I used up my first box of hose. One hose I
connected to the manual fresh water pump, for its
supply, and the other I left long for eventual
connection to the main pressure faucet. First,
however, I'd need to tee off this hose so I could run
another leg off to the head compartment, where I'd be
installing a shower eventually. Once I got more
hose, I'd run one more line into the galley cabinet for
the hot water supply for sink and shower.
For now, I left the hoses unsecured, awaiting the
final hose run before tying the hoses up and finishing
off this segment of work. |
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Finally, I installed my pre-built plate rack above the
galley, using epoxy adhesive to secure it to its
mounting cleats. I'd hoped to use screws for a
less permanent installation, but there was no way to
drill and drive screws in the tight quarters. |
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Total Time Today: 3 hours
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