wooky30014
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2012
- Messages
- 288
Good news and some not so good today, I got the dash finished, wired up, diagramed and ready to be installed with wiring to be run to where it needs to go
The good
The bad, and it's already been dealt with, is that the plastic thru hull I was giving it a cleaning and discovered a crack in its outside edge, not good. SO, I went for a look-see on a replacement and read that plastics are NOT recommended for use below the waterline, something that makes sense and that I didn't know. A bronze replacement has been ordered along with the needed cap.
Another example of the wood used in / on this vessel, still haven't heard what type it is. This ring was a spacer on the larger thru hull and if original to the construction of the boat is 61 years old and was located down in the bottom of the hull
This side was against the hull
This side had the bronze nut against it
The good
The bad, and it's already been dealt with, is that the plastic thru hull I was giving it a cleaning and discovered a crack in its outside edge, not good. SO, I went for a look-see on a replacement and read that plastics are NOT recommended for use below the waterline, something that makes sense and that I didn't know. A bronze replacement has been ordered along with the needed cap.
Another example of the wood used in / on this vessel, still haven't heard what type it is. This ring was a spacer on the larger thru hull and if original to the construction of the boat is 61 years old and was located down in the bottom of the hull
This side was against the hull
This side had the bronze nut against it