Bilge blowers and cable runs

 Carpet long gone, I want to wrap up odd jobs prior to laying the new stuff. On the right you see one of the original bilge blowers, It is fried! There are 4 and only one works. On the left, I machined up this nice replacement. Everything is mounted on the plate. Two 40 amp relays and a fuse box. The existing wiring is a mess but I figured it out. This set up should work a lot better and look more professional. I had to run a 4 wire cable from the transom to the helm, took me 3 hours to route it. Carver does not make it easy. Now I need to machine up a base to mount the Raymarine rudder indicator on, followed by the installation of the Autopilot. Then I need to cut several holes under the swim platform to slide a hidden support bracket in place for the dingy lift. Pitter patter, lets get a 'ere!

Staples, glue and aluminum

Been working on a dingy lift for the swim platform. It has a 12 volt winch to raise the arms. Not quite sure where to place the winch. The end of the dingy with the motor is far heavier than the bow. Therefore it will have to be closer to the motor in order to balance. I put a lot of adjustment into it. We actually looked at purchasing one but nothing worked with our narrow platform. Even this will be awkward.

 At the same time I go down to the boat on Saturdays and rip out carpet. I see they used a combination of staples and carpet glue. I ordered a HD stapler gun.