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Here's one more video of my project
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 4.mp4.html

J

Still waiting to see the pics of this install John,

waternwaves wrote:Still waiting to see the pics of this install John,

Hi Darren
U'll just have to wait like everyone else !! LOL This is a big project & the weather has not been co-operating even though I am doing most of this project inside my none heated shops as I am toooo cheap to pay to heat them , but alot of the concept & designing & engineering of this mod is basicaly play as u go , figuring angles & cocepts that r desireable but main issue is strength combining both deck & hull into one good strong anchoring base keep watching

J

well slowly but surely she's coming along , here is a pic of the sticky backing tape i bought & used on the inside anchor locker brkts & on all the SS washers
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cut into strips two on the anchor locker walls & one each on each brkt

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Here is the center anchor locker brkt now temp installed has one more coat of paint to get
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the final coat of red flrorecent paint when that dries this brkt will be mounted i picked this colour so as when the anchor locker is open theirs no mistake in knowing it !!
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Here's another short vid of my swivel mounting brkt I will post another vid of it when completed without the windlass on it to let u see the mechanisim better
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 4.mp4.html
J

Well G & R showed up , G had breakfast & coffee R showed up 1/2 hr later missed breaky but had a coffee , R helped me install the last of the deck mounting brkt's the front base brkt for the hinged deck plate while the mighty G supervised ! , first install went south as the two mounting bolts were too short by 1/2" so much for G's supervisory skills so R & I had to start all over again & if u think 52 is bad wait till u try the 3M 4200 . So I took over the supervisory dept. & R & I continued on with the installation with the correct hardware , G was demoted to Goeffer & told to go get the beer's
the final deck bkt is now install & the next day I re-installed all the floatation back into the floatation chamber under the anchor locker
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so stage one is now complete & the internal & external deck base mounting brkt's have all been installed. Now to finish off stage two the hinged deck mounting plates

So a good time was had by all & then G tells us he is off too S/F to go sailing with Leon !! & no R & I were not invited
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Have a great time in S/F G

J

Here's a little up-date things are moving slowly
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... c.mp4.html

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 3.mp4.html

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 2.mp4.html

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 2.mp4.html

J

things are moving along slowy fit , retro fit , refit , a very slow process

Here's the finished timing plate top side
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here is the bottom side
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middle spacer plate could not find a gasket to fit the center hole where the main wiring goes through so i used a sink drian plug & cut out the center for the wiring to go through
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here r the mounting bolts with large fender washers insulated with rubber backing
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Here is the hole drilled through the deck for the battery & control wiring

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here is the 1 1/2" conduit piping installed through the V - Berth floation chamber so from now on I can easily run elect. wiring through there, no floation was removed for this mod
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here is the aft end of the v- berth conduit this is the elect horn wiring still to be installed
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this is where the battery cables for the windlass will be fend through to the bow
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All put back together nice & tidy
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Here's the finished stage two now it's into stage three running the 1 1/2" elect conduit for the wiring
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... a.mp4.html

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 6.mp4.html

http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 4.mp4.html

Well got to run another 24 ft of 1 1/2" elect. conduit through the boat then install the wiring , reverseing relay , battery ect.
J

had some running around to do yesterday so progress was slow the electrical cable through deck base was fitted & sealed with 5200 & left to set , then moved onto the electrical conduet I used 1 1/2" but I think 1 1/4" would have been ok this will allow me to run all my electrical cables 12v & 110v down the port side that have to be route there outlets at each end bow & stern & midships for any future wiring I may run halfway
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http://s844.photobucket.com/user/TheHig ... 2.mp4.html

J

Hi All
Stage three is coming alone slowly installing the electrical conduet that the windlass battery cables will be route through & some other wiring that is already there will be removed & reinstalled through the conduet & reconnected , unfortuantly I had to remove my 3" return air ducting for my bilge pump so as I could get the 1 1/2" conduet installed where I wanted it , so after I finish off installing the aft section of the conduet to-day or untill I run out of material I will then reinstall the 3" air ducting, then once the run of electrcal conduet is done I'll be able to measure my elect. battery cable length & @ $5 a foot I do not want to be buying to much excess

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midship outlet so as I can bring wiring out there for future mods if needed
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The elect. conduet going down the port side is zipped tied up into postion I have to make approx 5 brkts for this to make it a pernament fixed mounting this allows me to get my fixed brkt's mounting possitions but I will just leave the zip ties there anyway, that way if I have to remove the brkt's for any other future mods or alterations the conduet will still be held in its installed position

J

more up-dates
change this
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to this much better for running the cables through
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got all the brkt's cut & made & drilled out & installed
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next make & install battery box holding brkt's into the bottom floation tank under the V-Berth , install reversing relay, master on/off switch , 40amp circuit breaker figure out how much wiring & batter cable I need & install

J

Just ordered 30ft of tinned #6 twin sleeved dual battery cable @ 5.00$ a foot , should have it for fri

Took Sun off from working on the boat & took my youngest daughter & gran daughter to the big TO Zoo seen the Panda's , white South African Lions , Elephants , toured the whole we all had a very enjoyable day, the weather was just great to 24C nice sunny skies

J

She 's wired up from main independant house battery in the V-Berth work's like a charm power"s up & down or free=fall down ur choice , also running extra wiring for any future mods , already run wires all through the top head liner that was a major pita
have now run about 45 ft of # 6 wiring from bow bat to first house bat next to the start bat under the ladder with a kill switch just have to hook that up now but @ 90% in the shade 3 fans running it was a killer

Still have to run about 36ft of # 18 wiring from the reversing relay to the cockpit control switch in the pedestal

will post pic's later J

Battery hold down for the V-Berth the backing plate went into the inside of the floatation chamber under the V-Berth
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Here's what 60ft of # 6 battery cable looks like tinned
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hooking up batt cables to batt switch & kill disconnect switch
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Battery & solenoid, circuit breaker installed & wired
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More to come vids of windlass operation , now still have to run 36ft of # 18 wiring back to the pedestal for cockpit control switch will post later

J

Becoming more impressive all the time!
I will give it the once over at this year's rendezvous - if there's and room left inside the boat!
Any hints for the next planned mod?
R.

Be nice to know the total weight for this installation.... windless, mount, extra battery, wire, etc.