Things are really starting to move ahead with the boat. The cabinetry for the galley is being assembled in the wood shop while some of the other work on board is taking place. The genset installation has been waiting for the rudder repair to be completed. In the middle of all that I asked the guys at Hinckley to do some extra work and that had to be orchestrated into the works.
The rudder repair (
click here)
held up progress because the post is right in the middle of everything,
located just inches aft of where the genset will go. The completed
repair is now sooooo much stronger than what the factory had done. The
first picture shows the area after it's been cleaned up. The G10 tube
is epoxied in place and the stuffing box / mounting plate / sleeve
assembly is ready to be glassed into place. The next picture shows the
bolt heads have been epoxied in position and the first plate is glassed
in. The final picture shows everything glassed in up to the top of the
tube. This is incredibly overbuilt which is fine with me. It's a
proven weak spot on the boat. Not anymore! I'm really impressed with
the work done by the Hinckley yard.
When the rudder work was completed they installed the linear drive for the auto pilot. I figured it was better to get this done now before the genset went in while there was plenty of room down there. The installation of the linear drive was done just like the repair on the rudder - extra beefy! They reinforced the shelf in the starboard cockpit locker where the unit was going to be mounted. The glassed in a "U" shaped fiberglass support beneath the shelf and added G10 blocks on top to raise the unit to the correct height. This linear drive exerts some serious force and the job they did here should be more than enough to stand up to it.
With this job out of the way the genset can be installed. I stopped by the yard yesterday afternoon and they were in the process of hoisting it onto the boat. Cool! We're going by tomorrow (Friday) to see the progress. I'll post an update with more pictures this weekend.
The rudder repair (click here)
held up progress because the post is right in the middle of everything,
located just inches aft of where the genset will go. The completed
repair is now sooooo much stronger than what the factory had done. The
first picture shows the area after it's been cleaned up. The G10 tube
is epoxied in place and the stuffing box / mounting plate / sleeve
assembly is ready to be glassed into place. The next picture shows the
bolt heads have been epoxied in position and the first plate is glassed
in. The final picture shows everything glassed in up to the top of the
tube. This is incredibly overbuilt which is fine with me. It's a
proven weak spot on the boat. Not anymore! I'm really impressed with
the work done by the Hinckley yard.
When the rudder work was completed they installed the linear drive for the auto pilot. I figured it was better to get this done now before the genset went in while there was plenty of room down there. The installation of the linear drive was done just like the repair on the rudder - extra beefy! They reinforced the shelf in the starboard cockpit locker where the unit was going to be mounted. The glassed in a "U" shaped fiberglass support beneath the shelf and added G10 blocks on top to raise the unit to the correct height. This linear drive exerts some serious force and the job they did here should be more than enough to stand up to it.
With this job out of the way the genset can be installed. I stopped by the yard yesterday afternoon and they were in the process of hoisting it onto the boat. Cool! We're going by tomorrow (Friday) to see the progress. I'll post an update with more pictures this weekend.
2 comments:
Looks like Hinckley did a great job on the glass work. The stuffing box was a mess. No worries about it now, though.
We're very pleased with the work they did on the rudder. They continue to impress with the other projects they're doing for us too. They overbuild where strength is required and the cabinetry is pure art. We've been having fun working with them.
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