My buddy Dennis sent me an email about the PVC I used for the engine raw water and got me thinking. I don't really know how hot it's going to get in the engine compartment, and PVC starts to get soft at around 160°. So better safe than sorry, I re-plumbed the cooling water intake with bronze fittings and exhaust/water rated hose. I'm going to watch the rest of the PVC and see how it holds up. It will probably be fine, but I decided that using PVC for a critical function like engine cooling was tempting fate.
And with that out of the way, I took Friday off to get more done over the weekend. A picture is worth a thousand words, so...
Motah's in!
Thanks to kerneltugboat for the heads up on clearance for the oil drain hose. It would have been a real snug fit if I hadn't notched the keel stringer.
Laminated a thin fiberglass veneer for the inside of the cabin bulkhead.
Installed the chase to hide the rigging tubes and filled it with foam to critter proof it.
New Bennett trim tabs installed.
Last weekend I fabricated the last two swim platform brackets.
Getting closer. Mostly wiring, rigging, and boat jewelry left.
Dave