Finally, the culmination of all this pedestal malarchy is complete! The whole reason I discovered the disintegrated bolts was to run wiring for new helm instrument displays. It is finally done. Boo-yah! Now for some sad news. Two members of the sailing community who have been influential to me have recently perished. Patrick Childress of SV…
Month: June 2020
S’muffdate: 7 June 2020
Greetings, mateys! As you know, a surprise project came up when attempting to run wiring for new instruments, and it was discovered the steering pedestal bolts were all completely corroded. In addition, it was clear water had gotten into the wood below the cockpit sole, which was rotten and disintegrating in places. So my repair work…