Still Working on the Arch

Well, Dave's "3 Day" arch project is now going into its 3rd week. Hopefully we are just about finished.

We did get the arch up and mostly mounted in just 2 days, but finishing the mounting (drilling and tapping screws, adjusting the height properly etc) took another 2 days.

The Radar and Solar Panel Support
Then we started re-assembling all the "stuff" that goes on the arch, and re-running the wiring. The radar is now up, along with the stern light, anchor light, VHF antenna, siren/alarm, new wind instrument vane, and 4 solar panels. It took 2 full days just to get the wires pulled up into the arch tubing for all that stuff.

Tying the Two Small Panels Together to Move as One PanelFirst Panels are Up
Panels Fully Mounted
Our New Wind Instrument
Alarm Siren
The wind vane for our new Clipper wind instrument that we bought in the U.S. in November--is mounted on the new arch, but the instrument it hooks up to is not yet mounted in the cockpit.

Semi-Finished Wiring and Dinghy Davits
Today's project is to finish the dinghy davits. Yesterday we tied them in place with rope, to play with the exact positioning. Today Dave will drill the holes and mount them in their final location.

Nearly Done
Tomorrow's project is to put the wiring chases in our bunk back together (oak panels that hide the wiring). Our bunk cabin lights are mounted on them and we've been reading by flashlight for the last week. (I might have convinced Dave to finish the 'LED light conversion' project that we bought the LED's for 2 or 3 years ago, as part of this.)