(Most boat projects live under the Projects page)
October 2008
Fridge / Freezer on
22 Amp Hours a day
Building the fridge
counter top and hatches
Refrigeration Circulator
Fan
Wiring the fridge
Baskets for the
fridge
September 2008
Pockets, Pockets, Pockets
Expand port bench
into twin sized bed
V Berth Headliner -
Sunbrella
August 2008
Little bag for dinghy
oars
Making Lee Cloths
Medicine Cabinet
in the head
A "Hanging"
Wet Locker
Completely Revised:
Connections for little tiny instrument wires
Sliding Salon
Cabinet Doors
Paint new non skid on
the decks
Solar Panels - Phase
2
Blocking Diodes for
Solar
Updated NMEA setup,
after adding Multiplexer and AIS
Bookshelves
July 2008
Not boat related --
A celebration of the life of the k/c Stella
Blue
June 2008
Main Cabin Table
Renew all the Hatches
Solar Panels Phase
1 - on the dodger
Connectors for
little tiny instrument wires
May 2008
Making Jacklines
Companionway boards and
sill
March 2008
Gas BBQ from the big tank
January 2008
Converting from CNG
to Propane
New Galley Stove
December 2007
More Cockpit Speakers
Not Boat Related - the
k/c Stella Blue and Pemphigus Foliaceus
November 2007
Sole Wars Episode VI:
Return of the Cockpit
Main Cabin Cork
Board
October 2007
Cockpit Drains Forward
August 2007
Easy Homemade Gate Pulls
Galley Cutting Board
- Counter
New Raritan PH II Head
July 2007
My NMEA settings
and documentation
Head Cabinet Doors
Cheap Window Covers
Head Door Mirror
May 2007
Finish Quarterberth
Lining
Lonesome
Dove
March 2007
New Helm Seat
Quarterberth
clothes cabinet
February 2007
Replace cabinet
doors in the galley
Water pressure and plumbing
Galley Faucet
New Isotemp water
heater
January 2007
I dropped my camera and it's dead. Have new camera, don't understand
all the buttons.
December 2006
Keeping
my insurance company happy
November 2006
Install
the new second house bank
Re-install the prop shaft
key
Raise the bridge deck
October 2006
The
new exhaust system (whew)
September 2006
A
few notes on wiring up the new engine
August 2006
Tuning
the Tachometer
July 2006
Rebuilding
Companionway Steps into trick storage boxes
Engine
Control Cables
June 2006
New
Engine Room -- Miscellaneous stuff over the last six months
2006
Haulout
May 2006
Build
new engine stringers
Sole
Wars: Episode V: The Grinder Strikes Back
April 2006
New
Stuffing Box
New
Prop
March 2006
New
Pedestal and Steering
Replace
the rudder thrust bearing
February 2006
New
Fuel Tank
Diesel Fuel Distribution
Panel
January 2006
Engine Room Limber
Holes
December 2005
Base for New Pedestal
Steering Stop
Blocks
Gasket on Access
Hatch at the stern
November 2005
Sole Wars: Episode
I: The Phantom Balsa
Sole Wars: Episode
II: Attack of the Mold
Sole Wars: Episode
III: Revenge of the Grinder
Sole Wars: Episode
IV: A New Core
Pull the Old Fuel Tank
Remove
the rudder thrust bearing - cockpit sole
Remove the Steering System
October 2005
Pull
the engine
Preparing
to Pull the Engine
September 2005
Port
Quarterberth Lining -- Phase One
Galley
Shelf and Storage
August 2005
Finally
Finished the Dorade Boxes, by painting them...
Port
Side AC run
Fix
Rot in Aft Bulkhead
July 2005
Flat
Panel LCD TV
IP
Telephony
Steel Plate at the Mast
Amidships Deck Tang
Foredeck Toe Killers
Dinghy Tie-Downs
Sunbrella
Eyeglass Pockets
Ankle
Stap for outboard kill switch (trivial)
June 2005
New
Suit
Music for Rude Neighbors
April 2005
Radar
Mast
March 2005
Little
Turning Block for the asym
February 2005
Furuno
Radar Console
Finished
the Awning
January 2005
Cockpit
Seat Backs
new
Stanchions
Move the companionway
steps
December 2004
New
Stern Rail
New Stanchion Bases, and bases for the new Stern Rails
Water Deck Fill
September 2004
Replace Leaking Windows with
good Opening Ports
August 2004
Xantrex (Heart) Freedom
Charger/Inverter installation
July 2004
Bus bars behind cockpit
engine panel
Updated: Battery and
Charging System Diagram
June 2004
New House DC Panel
April 2004
Starboard AC Wiring
Cockpit VHF Remote
Splicing little tiny
instrument wires
Replace
and Move AC Panel
Water
Strainer
AC
Shore Power
March 2004
Cool
gadget -- Belt Tightener
Diesel
Fuel Fill
Helm
Cocktail Holders
Foredeck
Padeye
Wiring
the Running Lights
February 2004
Windlass
Wiring
January 2004
New
Nav Station from the hull up
Nav station cushion
Nav station curtain
December 2003
New
Battery Box, Move House Bank One
Amidships Deck Drains
November 2003
Macerator
September 2003
Sliding Bench Storage
Rails
Windlass (hardware)
August 2003
Companionway Instrument
Pod
Installation of the
Nexus NX2 Server
Dedicated electrical
panel for electronics
crimping connections
miscellaneous handy wiring
stuff
June 2003
Replace the Slugs in my Main Sail
Sailing with the Americas Cup boats!
May 2003
I did the brightwork and went sailing. No projects.
Sorry, but it's finally time to sail the sh_t out of it.
(Actually, I'm tinkering in the evenings on parts for this and that...)
April 2003
New Holding Tank and
Hoses
March 2003
New Main
Double the storage in my
cockpit locker
New furling 90
February 2003
Making your own pawl springs
January 2003
Watertight Cockpit
Speakers
Replace Grease Cup with Zerk
fitting
LED Lights in Main Cabin
Favorites from 2002
New Traveler
Finally Finished the Headliner
in the Main Cabin
Teak Trim and Lights
around the mast in the cabin
U Shaped Galley (hooray)
Stainless Steel Hand
Rails
Running Rig Page!
The Standing Rig Page
Fix the Grab Bar (dorade
protector) At the Mast
Cabin Sole
Favorites from the year 2001
Limber Holes
Installing multiple bilge
pumps
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