On Friday I picked up the Raymarine C120 multifunction display unit and on Monday morning I used a jig saw to cut through the 15mm bulkhead for cable access and mounted the unit. Attached are two photos. On Friday I will meet Peter Turner for installation of the radar dome, connecting it to the C120, installing the GPS antenna for the chart plotter, and connect the masthead VHF antenna to the transceiver. Also, Mark II of custom-main stainless steel cable exits at the mast will be installed. (Mark I was a miserable failure.) The radar installation should be relatively simple, since the mast bracket, conduit, cabling, and C120 are all in place. On Friday we will discuss the AIS system, which will probably be a Simrad given that Raymarine offers a passive only system. I'll probably order the MOB (man overboard) bracelets.
I picked up the lee sheets for the cabin bunks on Friday and I must say that Phil of WA Sailmakers did an excellent job. This afternoon I will mill some Jarrah battens for the lee sheets.
We have ordered a new mirror for the head, with dimensions 300mm x 400mm. It will be glued to vinyl backing so that if it does break it will not shatter all over the place. It will be framed with 30mm Tasmanian Oak and be completely sealed against the elements. The previous mirror was tarnished, not framed, and held up by four plastic clips only of which two were screwed into the bulkhead. It was a disaster waiting to happen.
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