02/06/2010, St.Catharines
I have added a photo gallery to the Blog check it out the link is on the right side click on "photo gallery"
or go to
http://picasaweb.google.com/svoceandove/OceanDove#
|
Comments [0]
02/06/2010, St.Catharines
The old Volvo engine was mounted on two welded steel rails bolted to the fiberglass mounts in the engine room I removed them and welded the new mounts for the Vetus engine to them. The forward mounts had to be raised, both forward and aft mounts had to be move in and angled at 7 degrees. I used a wooded mock up of the engine to assist in getting the position of the steel engine mounts modification. Last week I bolted the new/old mounts in place. When the weather is a little better I will cut open the shrink-wrap drop the new engine. Then we see how good my measuring was!
|
01/16/2010, St.Catharines
I have been dragging boat bits back to the house to work on at night (I call it home work). I had to lift the cockpit floor to remove the old engine so I remove the wheel stand and brought it home. After the old gauge panel, start key, hour meter, and alarm panel I was left with a number of holes in the side of the stand and hole to big for the new engine start panel. Problem solved with scrap teak.
|
01/13/2010, St.Catharines
Ocean Dove's galley cutting board was in poor shape and unsanitary. I replaced it with 1/4" plastic cutting board and teak trim. The 1/4" plastic cutting board was shaped then screwed directly onto the old wooded board, the teak fids were attached by screwing through the back side of the wooded cutting and plastic board so there was no screw holes to fill.
Price $24
Admiral's smile Priceless
|
01/10/2010, St.Catharines
Here are the before and after photos of the Aft Head I had to enlarge the platform the head sat on just like the fwd head. the Aft head is a electric Thetford Comfortmate head. Note the large bowel and no we don't have large butts we just like the comfort mate.
|
12/27/2009, St.Catharines
This summer I replaced both heads on Ocean Dove. The Fwd head was a Raritan Compact II, the bowl was small, it was hard to clean around the little crevasses on toilet base and the pump It need a rebuild kit. The aft head was jabsco Compact Electric it as never work since we bought Ocean Dove last year.
I ordered a manual Thetford Comfortmate head for fwd head and an electric Thetford Comfortmate head for the aft head. I like the full size bowl, and smooth and clean line of the base and pump units.
http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/PermanentToilets/ComfortMate/tabid/750/Default.aspx
http://www.thetford.com/HOME/PRODUCTS/PermanentToilets/ComfortMateElectricFlush/tabid/759/Default.aspx
The old platforms had to be repaired and enlarged to fit the new toilets. I fitted 5/8" ply sealed with west epoxy. I glued and screwed the ply down with thicken west epoxy and filled in all the gaps around the ply with the same thicken epoxy. The platform was painted and new toilet mount with the pump unit on the aft side to shorten the piping to it. Time will tell if the mechanic of the pump unit will hold up. Before I head out to cruise south I will buy a spare manual pump unit $100. If the electric head fails it can be changed to a manual head with the spare hand pump unit.
I will post photos of the aft head later
|
