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October is the last month of the summer season in the marina. One after another the boats disappear from the water and more boats appear on stands or on the cradles across the marina’s yard. Some boats get started to build plastic shelters over the decks and bubblers have been already checked and are ready for winter. Those boats stay on the water, waiting for the spring the next year.
I did my best - but I didn’t install the mast yet. I spent almost full four days to get the mast ready to lift up. After all was set I tried to book the marina’s mast crane – it wasn’t so easy. The marine operators are extremely busy this time of year, and I need almost half a day to do this job using the crane. This operation has been postponed again for next month. Instead, I did a lot of other things what made the SeaGoat look more beautiful.
The boy next door asked me if it is the hokey net.What made The SeaGoat look different? I installed the arch, the pulpit and the bow railing. All parts have been made using 316 high polishing tubing 1” and 1.5” in diameter. After all elements were welded together the entire construction has been electro polished. It was not easy to fit the arch on the roof on my van and travel almost 80 km one way taking highways. I went to the electro polish shop at 5 o’clock in the morning and by noon I was back with shiny new SeaGoat’s jewellery.
I designed the arch and the bow railing, and I think I met the proper curve, which harmonized with the bow profile. The pulpit, for two anchors, was design by Peter from Custom Yacht Builder, and again I have to say that it was another masterpiece, especially because not all dims on my boat are equal from star to port site.
Heavy clouds on the horizon.
Only to add four solar panels.The arch is solid. Even I can climb on it with no problem. Now I have to install the mast with the boom to see how to design the rest of the “piping” to hold sunbrella over the cockpit area. Barbara and I were discussing the possibility to hang on the swing – well; it looks like we (me and Peter) will have a new project for the wintertime.
Now Barbara feels much more secure after the bow railing has been installed.
Like on the Titanic ?
Nice anodizing.I was working on my mast for four full days. I knew that it was a lot of the electrical cables to run through the mast and it was hundreds of feet of the ropes. I did the calculation before I ordered all the parts. Now I had to work with very heavy roll of SS wire and also very heavy roll of ½” of the rope. Everything went inside the mast. The top head of the mast is a solid aluminum cast with the systems of plastic wheels
The connections for the backstays look very heavy duty, but, unfortunately there is only one join point for two backstays. It was recommended by one gentleman to have separate fitting for each backstay – not one tab. In my case – I do not have a tab but instead I have a solid cast head with solid bracket.
Forestay system.
Sprider installation.The connections for the forestay look solid as well.
Originally the mast was equipped with a deck light with a running white light. I added two lights mounted directly to the second pair of the spriders.
Extra lights.
Deck and running light.The sailplan was always handy.
On the end of the wires I installed quick connectors. All connectors are located inside the mast. The connectors are from the automotive industry and I hope they are weather resistant enough.
Too many wires?
Mast section.All wires are run through the conduits – already installed inside the mast.
I also installed the sink in the galley. It is only a countertop, but the sink is installed and I can use it. The countertop has been made of the ¾” of plywood and sheets of Formica bounded with contact cement glue. Two lids can cover two compartments of the sink – it creates the extra space for the cook.
The sink already installed.
The sink covered by lids.Next to the sink, I'm planning to install the stove.
I do not know yet what to use to protect the plywood behind the sink.
First running water.
The sink is connected to the seacock.The piping beneath the sink looks slightly different than what is installed in a regular kitchen cabinet. The manifold is connected to the 1” seacock located above WL.
The boy next door asked me if it is the hokey net. |
What made The SeaGoat look different? I installed the arch, the pulpit and the bow railing. All parts have been made using 316 high polishing tubing 1” and 1.5” in diameter. After all elements were welded together the entire construction has been electro polished. It was not easy to fit the arch on the roof on my van and travel almost 80 km one way taking highways. I went to the electro polish shop at 5 o’clock in the morning and by noon I was back with shiny new SeaGoat’s jewellery. |
| I designed the arch and the bow railing, and I think I met the proper curve, which harmonized with the bow profile. The pulpit, for two anchors, was design by Peter from Custom Yacht Builder, and again I have to say that it was another masterpiece, especially because not all dims on my boat are equal from star to port site. | Heavy clouds on the horizon. |
Only to add four solar panels. |
The arch is solid. Even I can climb on it with no problem. Now I have to install the mast with the boom to see how to design the rest of the “piping” to hold sunbrella over the cockpit area. Barbara and I were discussing the possibility to hang on the swing – well; it looks like we (me and Peter) will have a new project for the wintertime. |
| Now Barbara feels much more secure after the bow railing has been installed. | Like on the Titanic ? |
Nice anodizing. |
I was working on my mast for four full days. I knew that it was a lot of the electrical cables to run through the mast and it was hundreds of feet of the ropes. I did the calculation before I ordered all the parts. Now I had to work with very heavy roll of SS wire and also very heavy roll of ½” of the rope. Everything went inside the mast. The top head of the mast is a solid aluminum cast with the systems of plastic wheels |
| The connections for the backstays look very heavy duty, but, unfortunately there is only one join point for two backstays. It was recommended by one gentleman to have separate fitting for each backstay – not one tab. In my case – I do not have a tab but instead I have a solid cast head with solid bracket. | Forestay system. |
Sprider installation. |
The connections for the forestay look solid as well. |
| Originally the mast was equipped with a deck light with a running white light. I added two lights mounted directly to the second pair of the spriders. | Extra lights. |
Deck and running light. |
The sailplan was always handy. |
| On the end of the wires I installed quick connectors. All connectors are located inside the mast. The connectors are from the automotive industry and I hope they are weather resistant enough. | Too many wires? |
Mast section. |
All wires are run through the conduits – already installed inside the mast. |
| I also installed the sink in the galley. It is only a countertop, but the sink is installed and I can use it. The countertop has been made of the ¾” of plywood and sheets of Formica bounded with contact cement glue. Two lids can cover two compartments of the sink – it creates the extra space for the cook. | The sink already installed. |
The sink covered by lids. |
Next to the sink, I'm planning to install the stove. |
| I do not know yet what to use to protect the plywood behind the sink. | First running water. |
The sink is connected to the seacock. |
The piping beneath the sink looks slightly different than what is installed in a regular kitchen cabinet. The manifold is connected to the 1” seacock located above WL. |
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