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Refit: Winter 2008-2009
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Winter 2008-2009 Refit | Saturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2009
I dubbed around on a few small jobs over the weekend,
mostly wrapping up a couple of the things I started last
week.
During the week, on a nice day, I epoxied my
additional wind anemometer block to the existing block at
the masthead, and, on another day after the epoxy had cured,
applied a coat of gray paint to match the old block and to
also blend in with the masthead casting. I also
removed the old anchor light and bracket, cutting the wires
and leaving the ends in place so I could reuse them.
With the mounting surface duly prepared in this way, it was
a cinch on Saturday to install the base for the anemometer
with three screws, into holes that I'd predrilled a week
ago. |
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Next, I installed my
new anchor light. First, I secured the light to the
supplied bracket with small screws, also provided.
Then, I screwed the bracket to the masthead casting in
generally the same place as the old, using two screws.
At each screw location, I also installed a rubber-lined
cable clamp to secure the wires coming from the light, and
also made up a couple drip loops and otherwise secured the
wire as need be. I cut the wire to length and made up
the connections to the existing mast wiring in the usual
way. |
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I continued with the mast
briefly and installed a 1" round rail base on the spar over
the wire exit hole near the base, to which I could attach my
protective hose once the mast was stepped. |
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Finally, I cleaned up the
sealant around the new chainplate deck covers.
Clearly, the need for work on the boat has wound down and I
am just biding time. All that really remains to do,
and on which I need to get going, is to have the new name
and hailport lettering made up. |
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Total time today: 2 hours
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