Friday, February 7, 2014
Random Fixings
Have spent quite a lot of time sailing Scarlett and also making some additions
Fitted a TV and antenna
15 inch LED that just perfectly fitted on the bulkhead and is very comfortable to watch.
Funny thing is that I cant receive Chan 10 or ONE tried retuning in the marina and also out on the water. But as melbourne is due to do a digital retune on 8th Jan ( tomorrow ) I hope to pick it up
Also on a trip to Asia recently I purchase a whole lot of Electrical bits and pieces for a song
100 mtr of wire for about $10AUD saving about $90Aud for the gauge i purchased and some wire fittings. Buss bars / shrink tube / fuse holders and best of all LED lights.
3 leds on a strip / 20 strips around $4.50 AUD Total NICE
Met up with a real nice guy the other day in south gippsland who is selling a whole lot of yachting stuff from a beautiful wooden cruiser and it was certainly worth the 450 km return drive
I purchased a number of mast steps / 800 watt inverter / couple of sheets of ply and a manual achor winch that was almost seized up.
Got the winch home and spent a couple of hours on it to free it up and hey presto it now is ready to mount on scarlett.
The reason for the winch is that at 66 years old i am getting to the stage where mechanical assistance is needed.
I also fitted an automatic bilge pump after a near disaster the day after i purchase the boat.
When we took it for a test sail it was quite windy and we banged her about a bit in the chop.
Unbeknown to myself and Simon from VicSail we must have caused the speed log fitting to loosen somehow and when i went back to the boat the following day to take ownership i opened the locker door opposite the heads and the locker was full of water to within 1/2 and inch of the bottom of the door. ( the normal water level of the boat is to this point )
Just a tiny amount had seeped across the sole and into the bilge so thanks Columbia yachts the design certainly saved a disaster.
Cut a square hole in the sole right back under the steps at the lowest part of the bilge and dropped in an automatic pump that is wired directly to the battery
I also transferred the anchor that i purchased from Chinook to Scarlett as i find that the SARCA is just brilliant the way it simple digs in and stays that way very quickly.
Also did the right thing and put the plough anchor back on Chinook.
I found the gas canister to be getting rather rusty so decided to purchase a new one. What a job. The size did not exist any more with the correct fitting on top so after much hunting decided to call the people who installed the gas on the boat originally ( they happened to be in Hastings ) no worries was the answer and the next time I went to the marina the new gas bottle was installed. Good on ya guys great service.
Last but not least I have fitted a brand new LOWRANCE Elite 5 DSI depth sounder and gps chart plotter. I waited until the model was at the end of its life and then purchased my unit saving something like $350 on the retail value. They also threw in the Navionics gold card fro free. So that was a great purchase.
Fitting the transducer was a bit of a puzzle as the stern of Scarlett does not touch the water. So after reading a lot on the web I ended up fitting the transducer on a pole that is fitted to the pushpit and problem solved.
The unit is fantastic and very accurate. so accurate in fact it shows my boat right in its slip in the correct position. Depth and bottom picture is also right on. No complaints about either the price / fitting / accuracy and ease of use.
Fitted a TV and antenna
15 inch LED that just perfectly fitted on the bulkhead and is very comfortable to watch.
Funny thing is that I cant receive Chan 10 or ONE tried retuning in the marina and also out on the water. But as melbourne is due to do a digital retune on 8th Jan ( tomorrow ) I hope to pick it up
Also on a trip to Asia recently I purchase a whole lot of Electrical bits and pieces for a song
100 mtr of wire for about $10AUD saving about $90Aud for the gauge i purchased and some wire fittings. Buss bars / shrink tube / fuse holders and best of all LED lights.
3 leds on a strip / 20 strips around $4.50 AUD Total NICE
Met up with a real nice guy the other day in south gippsland who is selling a whole lot of yachting stuff from a beautiful wooden cruiser and it was certainly worth the 450 km return driveI purchased a number of mast steps / 800 watt inverter / couple of sheets of ply and a manual achor winch that was almost seized up.
Got the winch home and spent a couple of hours on it to free it up and hey presto it now is ready to mount on scarlett.
The reason for the winch is that at 66 years old i am getting to the stage where mechanical assistance is needed.
I also fitted an automatic bilge pump after a near disaster the day after i purchase the boat.
When we took it for a test sail it was quite windy and we banged her about a bit in the chop.
Unbeknown to myself and Simon from VicSail we must have caused the speed log fitting to loosen somehow and when i went back to the boat the following day to take ownership i opened the locker door opposite the heads and the locker was full of water to within 1/2 and inch of the bottom of the door. ( the normal water level of the boat is to this point )
Just a tiny amount had seeped across the sole and into the bilge so thanks Columbia yachts the design certainly saved a disaster.
Cut a square hole in the sole right back under the steps at the lowest part of the bilge and dropped in an automatic pump that is wired directly to the battery
I also transferred the anchor that i purchased from Chinook to Scarlett as i find that the SARCA is just brilliant the way it simple digs in and stays that way very quickly.
Also did the right thing and put the plough anchor back on Chinook.
I found the gas canister to be getting rather rusty so decided to purchase a new one. What a job. The size did not exist any more with the correct fitting on top so after much hunting decided to call the people who installed the gas on the boat originally ( they happened to be in Hastings ) no worries was the answer and the next time I went to the marina the new gas bottle was installed. Good on ya guys great service.
Last but not least I have fitted a brand new LOWRANCE Elite 5 DSI depth sounder and gps chart plotter. I waited until the model was at the end of its life and then purchased my unit saving something like $350 on the retail value. They also threw in the Navionics gold card fro free. So that was a great purchase.
Fitting the transducer was a bit of a puzzle as the stern of Scarlett does not touch the water. So after reading a lot on the web I ended up fitting the transducer on a pole that is fitted to the pushpit and problem solved.
The unit is fantastic and very accurate. so accurate in fact it shows my boat right in its slip in the correct position. Depth and bottom picture is also right on. No complaints about either the price / fitting / accuracy and ease of use.
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