Starting refit the instruments head units and navigation light mast and other jobs on the Hardy 25

Now it is the turn of the head unit for the windspeed head unit to be fitted to the wheelhouse roof next to the navigation light mast, the other Ariel's to fit on top of the wheelhouse roof are the VHF ariel and the TV ariel. 

Soon the instruments will be all wired up and it will be time to have a systems check and calibrate the instrument the boat is recommissioned. 

This space is now getting filled up with the batteries for the engine starting and the domestic systems on the boat and the battery charger and the shore power control box. 

The varnishing on the finesse 24 cabin sides and coaming is coming along well.and other jobs

The owner is getting the coats of varnish on the cabin sides and coamings and is building up the coats so that Simon can get on with laying the new fore cabin roof and make repairs to the main cabin roof and the deck beams.

The last time these cabin sides possibly looked as good was when she was originally build forty five years ago

With a good sander and time the cabin sides and coamings have come up well 

P.S. the owner also removing the propeller to get ready to remove the outer cutlass bearing on the outboard end of the stern tube as it is worn out and there is too much movement in the bearing to leave in place. Now the propeller is removed the owner can now go about removing the old bearing and have a new bearing fitted into the original outer casing and then refitting it to the yacht once the job is completed.

Other work done today was getting the Hardy 25 navigation light and radar reflector mast base fitted back on the deck and sorting out the wiring for the light and ordering a new anchor light to go on the mast and then sorting out how and where to fit the TV Ariel to the mast as well as the wind speed and direction mast unit as well. 

While this was going on the company apprentice was put to work on the work's classic yacht to start on the major repairs that need done to get this yacht basck in the water for next spring. 

Today was all about wiring up systems and checking through wiring circuits

Most of today was spent wiring up old systems and checking wiring circuits to see which systems were working and which were not and checking the reasons why and re-running new wire through parts of the boat which needed doing  where the old wiring had past it being able to run correctly.

The rest of the day was spent running new wiring through the boat for new equipment which is being fitted to the boat, such as wind speed and direction system and forward viewing sonar/ fish finder and a new VHF radio with builtin GPS. Then on top of that a TV for the owner children to watch when they are moored up for the night. A other new addition to the boat is a large solar panel to keep the batteries topped up and finally a shower in the toilet compartment  which will be heated by both the engine when away from the shore power and can be heated by shore power when in marinas. 

So tomorrow it is going to be another day of sorting and fitting new and old systems and getting the systems to talk to each other where the systems are set up too.

The three stages of rebuilding the steering console with the new upper console in position

The new upper console in position without the new instruments in position, it is however fixed in position 

The new instruments in position just need wiring up to the switch panel and the circuit testing to ensure the system is working correctly.

The lower console temporarily in position while the rest of the wiring is re-connected and then the console will be permanently fitted back in position, then the steering system will be re-made and connected up.

A lot of the work today as been behind the two consoles, so although it looks like very little as been done there as been a lot of wires re-routed through the boat and new wires run through the boat for new equipment to be fitted next week.

Fitting upper instrument console and making a start on rewiring the boats instruments

Having made the upper instrument console it is time to fit it in position and set about fitting the instruments to the console and running the wires through boat to the different areas.

The main power supply for the instruments 

The buss bar and bit more robust than the old buss bar that was there before

A clean and tidy set up and not a lot of redundant wiring clouding the area  

from equipment that as long since gone 

The upper console with its instruments fitted in position, just need fixing in position once the wiring as been run through to the power supply and switch panel.