New Electrical Panel

New electrical panel installed! Its nice to have all the electronics in one spot for a change. The panel is a little crowded maybe, but it works. I removed the door under the sink on the port side of the companionway and installed the panel there. There isn't much loss in storage access since the sink and icebox take up most of the space behind the panel anyways. It also meant I didn't have to cut a hole in the headliner or build a whole separate box. Furthermore, I can reach the VHF and switch panel easily from the cockpit.




I also completed some basic speaker boxes with a bit of teak trim and installed them on the bulkheads.

2011 Projects

Haven't posted here in a while but thought I would provide an update on projects undertaken during 2011. Most of these were related to the fact that I actually lived aboard from May to August on the hook off the East Beach of Santa Barbara. It was an interesting experience, to say the least, with kayak-commuting each day to work, a mugging aboard the boat next to me, boats breaking free or dragging during spring wind storms, and battling sea lions wishing to haul-out and befoul the boat and kayak. Here is a list of of 2011 projects completed:

1) Stern anchor hawse pipe, storage, fairlead and associated remounting of stern danforth anchor.



2) VHF Antenna install.

3) Solar panel and charge regulator installed.



4) Mast gate fabrication and install.



5) Remove, inspect, re-install starboard chain plate with oak backing plate, add on-deck epoxy riser around chain plate hole, and re-seal with butyl tape, as was done for port side in 2010.