SPRAYFOAM & LINING OUT

I’ve not had chance to update the blog for a couple of weeks (sorry) but the boat build is continuing at a pace, although we’re already two weeks behind schedule – some late nights to come me’ thinks!

As you can see from the photo the sprayfoam was completed shortly after my last post. A couple of days later I popped over to see Lenny to mark out all the 12v wiring locations for the downlighters, switches, pumps and alarms etc – you can just make out the pen marks on the sprayfoam. The main 12v supply will run along the cabin roof down each side of the boat (the black cable ties above the windows will secure the wiring in place). These service channels are then covered with 100mm wide oak strips which in turn will have the downlighters recessed into them. The 240v supply will be installed separately once the lining has been completed – the circuit will run out of view under the gunnel’s in electrical conduit. Both circuits will have separate consumer units with trip switches located in the cupboard at the back of boat.

This photo was taken the following week and shows the eventual position of the electrics cupboard hence the mass of 12v wires to be connected into a consumer unit, I hope they’ve been labeled correctly! The lining was by then well under way with another visit paid to mark out the bulkheads, detailed plans have been supplied but both Lenny and myself like to confirm verbally the locations.

These short site visits also provide opportunity to discuss small issues that I may have forgotten! However on this visit i noticed a mistake not down to me..the wrong steel pump out tank had been put on board. Although not a difficult mistake to make as there were about ten different sized tanks in the yard waiting to be allocated to shells. The correct tank was soon in place with the help of a fork lift truck and four pairs of hands!

I’ll be back at Colecraft this week so another update to follow shortly. Cheers Justin.