TERMINALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I call them poured sockets- anyway here is a complete lesson in fitting end terminals to your rigging wire. This is a 12mm or 1/2 inch one that I am doing for my foremast. I have a bronze caster where I keep the patterns. These are heavey and will probably cost me $nz30 ea. I have had the 10mm ones for some time-in stack as it were. These are 100% foolproof if dne properly. They work for galvanosed wire as well, which I prefer, but I was given a whole lot if 1 by 19 ss. What can I say!

ELECTRICAL BOARD NO 2

This is the little distribution board , with the day tank behind. Using this 6 switch board for small lites,rear view camera.It also has a meter that measures amps,volts,amphours remaining etc. from the house batteries - 440 amp/hrs

RATBAG'S REPAIRS

 

Chris and Tina repairing RATBAG'S starboard bilge after a bit of coral bouncing> Quite easy really with traditional timber construction.

DASHBOARD

This is the dashboard with motor instruments in, including start button and bilge pump selection. Trying to label as we go.Left is the common negative.Centre is motor positive and right is house positive.

WIRING PROGRESS

Progress report on wiring it goes on and on! Yesterday for egsample the following was wired and used: Bilge pump,diesel day tank (and 20 l pumped up), water header tank 60 l (and pumped up). they are all manned from the no 2 board. Keeping this board for navigation items.

BOLGER BOAT

 

Found this design the other day and its worth a close look.The thing that I find missing is the lack of "outside' living.In fact I see it as a noticible failure in northern hemisphere's designs.Do not think you can get much outside in 20 ft!

SOCKETS

Now have all the poured sockets for the standing rigging. I have had the 10mm ones on the left for some time and will use on the mizzen. the new 12mm ones on the right for the main mast and forestay. I do not like swaged ends but "norseman' or similar a good second best, and even Talurits are better. The good things about poured sockets apart from their safety are
1/ once made for the boat last the lifetime of the boat
2/can be put on by the owner-and reused by the owner-even at sea!
3/ much cheaper than swages
I will take progress shots for you.....