Miscellaneous systems
I'm planning to describe here such systems as a watermaker, water generator, solar panels, etc.
December 2008. Pulpit, pushpit and stanchions
The pulpit is bended on the starboard side. As you can see on the picture, its base does no longer sit at the deck. It was sealed with a silicon but is likely leaking.
All stanchions, pushpit and pulpit need polishing and lemon oil.
The teak rail on the bukwark needs cleaning and varnishing. The same applies to the teak rails on the cabin top and the companion way.
April 2009. Bow rail as they call it here
Niemiec Marine refused to fix my pullpit and suggested nearby Ocean Marine Fabricators. Steve had no problems with replacing the bended part of the bow rail and did an excelent job for two hour labour charge of $150.
Cockpit grating
The grating in the cockpit had a cutout for the Edson pedestal, which I threw away. I ordered couple of 6-foot teak timbers from West Marine to replace the short planks with long ones. I also drilled four holes in the cockpit floor and epoxied four 3-inch bolts sticking out from underneath of the engine compartment and to be used for securing the grating from above the deck with nuts.
Октябрь 2010. New dodger SS frame
October 2010. New 130 Watt Solar Panel
Kyocera KC130TM. Connected to the SES Flexcharge USA high efficiency charge controller (NC25A-12) as the solar panel.
October 2010. Fridge
WAECO CU-55 35-watt compressor and VD-07 evaporator.
June 2011. Windgenerator
LVM Products Aero4gen. 6 blades. 6 to 8 amps at 20-25 knots. Connected to the same charge controller as the solar panel. Added 70 Amp blocking diode on the heat sink to protect the solar panel from possibly high voltage of the wind generator. Installed the 24-volt 240-watt hallogen bulb as a divert load.