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Project Begins... |
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3/2/02 We are adding a B
& G Type 1 hydraulic ram in the sail locker along with an Edson
arm bolted to the 2" rudder post. |
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3/2/02 A custom shelf
of marine plywood and SS will be glassed into the bottom of the sail
locker. The ram will be bolted into this shelf. |
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3/9/02 The Edson 10" bronze
tiller arm will bolt to the rudder post. (A 6" arm would have
worked.) |
| Cutting
an ACCESS HOLE.... |
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3/9/02 RADICAL MOVE...An
Access Hole is cut to allow easy access to the rubber post from the
quarter berth. This also is needed for the install of the new Edson Below
Decks CD-i helm. |
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3/9/02 Look at all the
access NOW. This is such a good idea that I think the factory should
do this from new.
Look how easy it is to service! |
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3/9/02 Pilot arm in full
port and full starboard position. Just checking if the arm will clear the
cockpit drains. This arm is too long, but will work.
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| The
Custom Shelf for the RAM |
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3/16/02 The shelf for
the ram is under construction 3/16/02. This will have 2 to 3 layers of
marine ply and fiberglass. The RAM will then be through bolted. A small
cutout will allow us to reach in underneath the shelf for through bolting.
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3/16/02 The RAM on the
shelf in test mode....looks perfect! Testing the RAM in the full
Starboard position
 The
wire is the speaker wire from the original install, needs to be moved. |
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3/23/02 The shelf
is finished. This shelf is made of 2 layers of 3/4" marine
plywood plus West System Epoxy, and fiberglass. The cutout is to allow
access to the through bolts for the helm base. |
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3/23/02 The shelf
close up and the through bolts. |
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3/23/02 The pilot
ram and the tiller arm. The top tiller arm is for the new Edson CD-i
Helm. |
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The
Pilot is Completed |
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4/6/02 The wiring
connections are made to the APC control unit and the sail locker is
given a fresh coat of paint.
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4/6/02 The APC
pilot control head was installed in the sail locker on the inside wall
far forward. Junction boxes are in the same location for the NMEA bus, the
SeaTalk bus for future growth. |
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4/6/02 The rudder
reference is bolted to the headliner in the quaterberth. This area is
enclosed with a 4" dropped teak box to cover the below deck Edson
helm levers. The rudder reference is taped into the helm's rudder arm.
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4/6/02 The pilot
head is installed at the helm along with the radar and the VHF mic. |
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4/6/02 The remote
worked out very interestingly. We used the hole left from removing the old
helm wheel break. The wire is wired directly to the APC head and when you
want to use the remote, you simply pull the wire out. To store, push the
wire back in. To secure, place the head in the cockpit locker and lock. |
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Time to commission.... |
