The Redpath design has a pair of propane lockers on the deck, just in front of the forward cabin, one on either side of the foremast. The pair I have started to design house a 20lb standard propane tank. I suppose that I could have designed a pair of custom tanks to reduce the bulk of the lockers, but I think it makes more sense to have something of a standard nature that I can swap out/exchange the tanks overseas. I believe it will be easier to fill if I can carry the tanks.
I’m having a little difficulty with the tops, I’d like a slight curve to them, but am not sure as yet, how to construct the lids. I have ideas, maybe I’ll post them next week.
The pictures are of Ryan and I installing the hatch combing for the engine room hatch. We basically welded 5″ flat bar around a hole I cut (that was scary) through the deck directly over the engine room. I was on fire watch and grinding, Ryan of course, did all the welding. Steve, a carpenter at YachtSmiths, fitted the hatch I made to the combing/deck.
Did not get to work on the boat other than read about Volvo engine part this week since I am moving to Amy’s house. Next week I’ll be in San Jose on business so I doubt I’ll get much done then either.
The pictures are of the worm gear installation. So now Tesha has a large ‘Destroyer’ wheel mounted on a large Edson worm gear.
The current plan is to buy the engine and install it at the end of November. On deck, there will be a tachometer and starter switch panel which I have been designing a model for. The model currently also holds the ‘elephant bell’ I brought back from China in a rail over the panel and is mounted left of the aft companionway hatch. That puts the panel about 2-3 ft from the wheel. Throttle controls will probably be on the binnacle. The current model is posted below. Comments would be appreciated.
The other pictures are of my father working the mahogany cap that tops the compass binnacle. He used a dremel to fit into place. I’ll mount the compass after it gets welded to the deck.
My boat work this week was really constrained to rebuilding the workshop with new tables. Now there is an ‘L’ shaped bench in the back of the shed with my vise mounted in the corner. I also make a drill press table in the front of the shed. Next shelves, but with that new tables complete I can now restart doing working on the boat.
The photos are from the rudder work we did. We basically took the rudder off the boat to rework it. Fixed the mounting brackets, re-welded the seams, grinded and painted, polished up the rudder post and back on it went. Sweet.
Been slow to get back into the swing of things now that we are back. Started to work a model for the engine controls/gauges and house that will go on the aft cabin to the left of the companionway hatch. Other than that, I am still in the process of rebuilding the workbench and re-organizing the shed. It is coming along and should be done next week.
