[C320-list] Nav Station Upgrade Project

[Chris Burti]

Tip of the day from and old woodworker...a light wipe of Minwax red
mahogany wood stain on oak will match teak pretty well.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Christopher Nichols
<cinichols at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Looks good. Any chance of pics of the inside arrangements?
>
> Incidentally I build an interior speaker cover that creates a handy phone and sunglasses holder in the aft cabin. We have a cockpit speaker installed just forward of the internal portlight in the aft cabin and it was not covered inside so looked ugly. I too wanted to create a piece of woodwork that resembles the remainder of the boat but, using the available oak, it has turned out a bit lighter.
> If someone can point me to the instructions I'll upload a photo.
>
> Incidentally my radar mast on the cheap took a step forward at the weekend with the purchase of two fishing rod holders that happen to be modifiable to act together as pole holders.
> At 40$ the pair it is far more cost effective than eddison!
>
> Chris Nichols
> Amanda Rose 476
>
> On Jun 27, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Jeff Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>
>> Warren, *all* boats are for sale or trade. ;-) Heck, ours went on the market the same time they loaded it on the delivery truck from the dealer.
>>
>> I wonder how much time has to pass before Jon Vez wants to trade his flashy new C355 for my old C320?
>>
>> The boss said "yes" to a new boat. That was quickly followed by the word "but", and it went downhill from there. ;-)
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> And all this for a guy planning on selling his boat? At least, that's what
>> someone recently said. Whas da story?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Hare [mailto:Catalina at thehares.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 2:39 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Nav Station Upgrade Project
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A while back I posted questions about useful Nav Station/Storage
>> enhancements. I've finished my design and started the work last Saturday.
>>
>> I started a Photo Album for this project and will be adding (better quality)
>> pictures as I go.
>>
>> Primary design goal: It has to look like it came straight from the factory
>> that way, which means attempting to match grain, color and finish and style.
>> If it looks like an add-on or aesthetically disconnected, I failed... :-(
>>
>> My photo album is on the C320 website's Owner's gallery titled: "Jeff Hare,
>> #809 Woodbine II". Here's the short link to our gallery:
>> http://tinyurl.com/navstation
>>
>> So far, I have :
>> ============
>> * cut & scribed the top to fit
>> * milled and fit the side fiddles
>> * done the layout for the dividers inside so that it fits the things we want
>> to store there.
>>
>> Next I'll be:
>> ==========
>> * cutting the opening area of the top
>> * installing the rest of the dividers
>> * wiring the charging station components
>> * build the shallow tool drawer that will mount under the nav station along
>> the back of the sink..
>> * choosing the type of varnish (Target? Others?)
>> * sending it out to a professional finishing shop to get the coating sprayed
>> on in a dust free booth. (If I do it here, I guarantee it'll end up with
>> dust and a big dog hair in it somewhere. :)
>> * I'll be contacting Modern Plastics to see about cutting and bending a
>> smoked polycarbonate splash guard similar to the ones on the MKII, but
>> softly following the angles on the MK1, which are more abrupt. Once I find
>> out the details I might have them make a few of them if anyone else
>> expresses interest and the price is reasonable. I'll see about getting some
>> stainless mounts made by a local machine shop.
>>
>> As for the "modernizing" part of the project, I found this nice little gizmo
>> (search on Amazon) for $19.95 US : "Multi-Use Vehicle Charger with Dual USB
>> Ports and Dual 12 Volt Sockets - by Magnadyne". It's a 20amp device,
>> nicely fused with a rugged cord that can be hardwired into the DC Panel to
>> one of the unused AUX breakers. It provides 2 high power USB charging
>> ports, suitable for IPAD and a pair of 12v accessory sockets. I also have a
>> "Griffin Technology 1 amp PowerJolt Dual USB Micro" doo-hickey to plug into
>> one of the 12v sockets give me 2 more below-desk USB charging ports when
>> needed.
>>
>> Inside the Nav station, I have a divider across the end facing the
>> Electrical Panel that leaves a dedicated 5" wide trough for these devices
>> and all the charging cords. I'm installing a 2" black desk grommet in the
>> back corner for the cords to surface out of the desk. There's plenty of room
>> for a small laptop power brick below (plugged into a small inverter) with
>> just the power cord visible above. If additional venting is needed, that is
>> easy to do without it being visible.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> -Jeff
>>
>> PS: Projects on the horizon:
>>
>> 1) a 6" Beckson low profile flat DP61-W deck plate that I'm installing
>> under the carpet in the aft cabin near where the door hinges for cleanout
>> access to the bilge under the engine pan.
>>
>> 2) changing the Head Vent and Vent hose. I think it's not doing a good job.
>> (Peggy says ideally you should have one vent on each side of the tank to
>> keep airflow through it) I wonder if you could add a second vent hose on
>> the outboard side of the tank and just add another vent on the side of the
>> boat right next to the existing one and get the same result?
>>
>> 3) Do some more design work on an interesting idea for a nicely angled
>> little cabinet above the electrical panel so that I can move VHF and all the
>> other electronics that are behind the settee next to the electrical panel
>> and free up another storage area. More on that later after I do a mock-up
>> with using something other than Teak (aka gold plated lumber). :)
>>
>> Maybe sail the boat next year? :)
>>
>>
>>
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC