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Interior refinishing & upgrades |
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For Voyageur's 50th birthday (1996), we stripped and refinished her interior varnish. |
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Electrical:
New panel installed in 2002. The mahogany panels are hinged on the right and
left sides (with a center barrel bolt) to allow easy access to the engine and
the instrument panel wiring. There are
fourteen 12-volt fused circuits, eleven have on/off
switches. The autohelm,
radio/navigation station and 12-volt interior outlet do not have on/off
switches. The bilge pump, icebox drain
pump, and battery condition meter are wired around the battery selector
switch (so that their on/off switches are always are powered). There is a 20-amp built-in battery
charger. We presently use two 12-volt
deep-cycle batteries; each battery has an on/off switch and an ampmeter that shows the output of the battery
charger. The on/off switch is a safety
feature to prevent current drain through the battery charger
electronics. We also have a 30-amp, six circuit 110-volt system with circuit-breakers for the main and four
circuits. Two of the circuits are for
the galley; a third circuit powers three outlets in the main cabin. The fourth circuit is the battery charger;
two additional circuits are unused. |
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Icebox:
New pump and insulation were installed in
1995. The original stainless-steel
icebox liner was moved aft and towards the hull, and the drain tank was
replaced with a tank made from four-inch PVC pipe. This tank has a built-in float switch that
activates a pump discharging the ice water into the cockpit drains. The icebox was insulated with two-part foam
3 ˝ to 4 inches thick around the sides and bottom, 2 inches thick on top. The icebox drain has a trap to prevent cold
air from escaping. Two drain plugs
drain the entire system for winter storage.
These changes allow our ice to last five days. |
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Table: 1998 The folding table The table is made using 5mm mahogany plywood
with 1-3/16 inch solid mahogany edging. It folds up and slides against the
port bulkhead for storage. A support
leg folds into the table |
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Table: Here is a picture showing the table when stowed away. |
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Plaque:
A Breton Fisherman’s
Prayer |
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Heritage watercraft plaque: for state of |
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Gimbaled baby seat: We made this
gimbaled baby seat in 1969, and used it again for our second baby in
1976. It is an adapted car seat that
attaches to the aft bulkhead. |
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Lee cloths:
We designed these in the 70’s. Very useful for lake crossings! |
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Head:
The original Wilcox-Crittendon
head was rebuilt and polished in the winter of 1997. |
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