Project Log: Saturday, September 13, 2014
One of the last tidbits on the mast (for now, at least)
was an anchor light (all-round white light at the
masthead). I wanted LED for its low power
consumption, but couldn't bring myself to buy a $300
anchor light now (Misea, Aqua Signal, and others), so I
settled on the Davis Mega Light, one of which I'd used
on a previous boat (though I later replaced it with an
Orca Green light, which was very bright and
effective...this has morphed into the Misea light
available today). I was wishy-washy on the Mega
Light during my previous experience, as I'd found
the earlier version to be fairly dim, and the housing
filled with water over time, but for 1/10 the cost it'd
work fine for now, and perhaps they'd improved it given
the advances in LED technology since 2003, when I
installed my first one.
The light came with its own mounting bracket, and
installation was a simple matter of four drilled/tapped
holes, Tef-Gel, and machine screws, after which I
connected the wiring to the conductor I'd run up the
mast much earlier.
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I wanted to get that out of the way so I could wrap up
the masts and move them into storage. Using clear
plastic tubing, I covered both spars to provide a
modicum of protection, and later moved them over to a
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The shop had collected too much junk during the latest
period of inactivity on the boat, and with the
autumn/winter "what else am I going to do on weekends"
productive shop hobby season starting to get under way,
I spent some time cleaning up, removing some stuff, and
reorganizing what was left to make it a happier place to
wile away my winter.
Meanwhile, I worked on my overall project list, and
revised the original version I'd created back in the
spring when I was still planning to commission the boat
in time for the season.
For now, I went through the boat to reacquaint myself,
reorganized my list, removed completed items, and
eliminated the priority ratings I'd introduced in the
spring, since now it was time to just finish everything
during the coming months, come one, come all.
Revised Task List (Google sheet opens in new window) |
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Total Time Today: 2.25 hours
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