New Dawn: Sailing Hiraeth and the journey therein

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Warm Weather Projects

· Justin · Maintenance, Outfitting

Well, since we've finally gotten to warmer weather south of Cape Canaveral, I've been working non-stop on various critical and non-critical projects. The starboard forward knee was obviously a critical project.

Knee fiberglassed and painted

Finished Knee

I permanently mounted the solar panel to our davits. (That's to Totem for the solar panel!)

Solar Panel

Solar Panel

I made a little electronics locker for our VHF and a stereo receiver given to us by Ken and Bruce of S/V Integrity in Eastport, MD.

Electronics Locker Panel

Electronics Locker Panel
Electronics Locker Finished

Electronics Locker Finished

I installed another circuit panel, upgraded the ground bus and reorganized the wiring behind the panel. I added remote switches and duplex outlet for the inverter. Oh and I put a couple fans in too!

Electrical Panel

Electrical Panel
Organizing the Circuits

Organizing the Circuits
Cabin Fan

Cabin Fan

Finally, now I'm working on replacing the line lines with Dyneema line.

Dyneema Life Lines

Dyneema Life Lines

Learning to splice the lines is really easy. The first one I did ended up being three inches short on account of the splice so I'll need to redo it and plan for extra length for each of the lines.