Another hour-and-a-half saw me more or less finishing the
gimbal unit. I put the first coat of varnish on the plywood.
You’ll notice that there are two pieces of plywood – an
upright piece for supporting the gimbal frame, and a horizontal piece for retaining
the former. Both are hinged - the upright one to the gimbal
frame and the horizontal one to the base of the upright one.
Because the pieces are hinged together the unit can
be folded to occupy less space, and it can be stowed forward of the cabin or in
the lazarette. Setting it up takes but a few seconds, and it can be attached to
the port or starboard sides of the cabin. If used when the boat is underway,
the starboard side will be better than the port, because there it will be clear
of the halyard, topping lift and furling line. When the boat is at anchor, the unit
can be placed by the main vent.
I believe the unit will work well, but I shall not
know for sure until I try it when the boat is sailing.
I’ll have a go at making a chart table that will fit on top of the
unit where it will be very convenient for doing chart work.
4 comments:
That looks really good. I'm sure it will work well. Full marks 10/10
Oh, what compass will you be using Bill?
Steve
Thanks Steve.
I'll probably use the Plastimo bulkhead compass that came with the boat.
I prefer grid compasses, but I cannot ignore a good gift. My Bosun is great; however, the drawback is that it takes up a lot of room.
Here's a link with photos of the Plastimo compass:
http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/more-jobs-on-minnow.html
Cheers,
Bill.
. . . . . . I wasn't sure if your Bosun went when you sold your WWP. They are rather suited to s bigger boat . . . can't see in in a 10ft boat!
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