Yankee 30 Message Board

Posted by Lance Ekhart on 7/29/2005, 10:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Odds and Ends"
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Hi Norm, I just saw a Y30 mast in the yard (tall rig with alum spreaders). They had machined new tips with a cap that captures the wire. Looked real nifty! Lance --Previous Message-- : : Well, after a lot of head-scratching, : (thanks for all the advice... ) I bit the : bullet and commited to *my* perspective of : the way things should be, right or wrong. : : To sun up: I mounted a sea water strainer : and the heat exchanger on a custom bracket, : which lives in the setee to port of the : engine. I had to make an adaptor plate to : extend the shift lever cable mount...it was : short by about two inches. : : The stove was ripped out, and a new, large : battery box was made. Above the (old) stove. : where a sliding cupboard was located, is now : the home of a hinged power panel with Blue : Sea DC and AC breaker panels, plus the : battery switch, disconnect, etc. Pic on : request. Behind that, there is a sub-panel : upon which is mounted the huge DC bus : strips, plus smaller terminal strips, from : which all lights, engine stuff, etc home in : on. I plan to install a "nav" : table (read junk drawer) above the battery : box. : : Now if I could just figure out how to fix : the totally corroded spreader tips....anyone : done that? : : Regards, Norm : : --Previous Message-- : I'm starting to have some respect for the : Atomic 4. When I spun it up (without : starting it), the compression was : 60-70-120-80. I don't believe the 120 : reading..I think the gauge is off. After a : shot of Marvel's Mystery Oil in each : cylinder, and resting for a couple of days, : I started the engine and ran it for about 15 : seconds. After shutdown I rechecked the : compression and found all cylinders to be : with 2 pounds. : : Now my question: Where do you folks mount : the batteries? I want to install 2 group : 31's. There's only two places that seem to : make sense...under the aft dinette settee, : or aft of the companion way steps. There are : two shelves there, which would reinforcing, : but a nice fit for group 31 battery boxes. : Any thoughts? : : I plan to mount new AC and DC power panels : above the dinette...where are yours located? : Does this location work ok? : : My fuel tank is in the V-berth...is this an : owner mod? I think under the cockpit is a : better location...any thoughts? : : Like other posters...the iceboxes are a : mystery to me. The port one requires leaning : over the stove to get something from : it...doesn't seem too practical. But I can't : think of a better use for the space. I am : thinking of moving the stove to a spot : forward of the sink. This wipes out two : berths I know, but sure would provide a : better gallley. If I do this, then maybe a : proper nav station in the old stove location : would work, as well as being a better spot : for the new power panels. Now the old icebox : becomes a large pencil holder.. : : Any and all thoughts and comments welcome. : Norm : : : : :