The switch panel has some more parts in it. The main water and main fuel tank have now gauges to show how full they are. Makes life easier! There is 12V outlet for the icebox, and the red and green lights tell the status of thruhull valves. Red=open and green=closed. Water tank sender in place […]
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More bilge painting
Bilge got the two remaining paint layers on top of Zinga and its top layer Alufer. I have planned to paint the whole inside hull with the same combo, but before that the hull needs to be sanded totally. I need to figure out who would be the right person to do it:) In addition […]
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Seawater pump in place
The seawater pump finally changed from an electric pump to a belt drive. The biggest problem was where to place it, in the end suitable and the only such place was found under the charger. To do that, I had to make a mounting piece that I bolted to the front mounting bracket of the […]
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Launch
Launch was – again – just before midsummer. The original planned date was much earlier…. New prop going.
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Bilge getting closed
The new bilge top plates are getting welded to place and one critical work starts to be ready, at least almost since some paint is of course needed on top of Zinga.
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Varnishing
All four cans of varnish went to the right place=Ariadne. Even more would have been good, but 2-3 layers was quite acceptable.
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Making a hatch to the bottom of the cockpit
Since the power line had a thrust bearing on the propeller shaft, I decided to make a hatch to the bottom of the cockpit. Without the big hole in the bottom of the cockpit, there should have been a renovation in the tipping position at the end of the engine room which didn’t sound fascinating […]
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