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I need to install a work bench someplace in the boat. I’d like to have at least a vice and a firm base (preferably one that swings/move out of the way. Have any of you done this? I thought the V-berth would be a good place for this. Do any of you have any suggestions?
Lee
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I am very partial to this setup in Spirit’s aft cabin : http://www.searspirit.com/spirit/aft_cabin.htm
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Lee,
I’ve set up the vanity counter and lockers, to port in the forepeak, as a workbench. I have not mounted a vice there yet because I currently have a full-size work bench on the dock next to the boat where I do the heavier work and the vice is mounted on that. However, I will install the vice in the forepeak before I set sail in earnest. Not sure exactly how & where yet. Would be interested in solutions from you and others regarding a swing-out or removable base for that.
I disconnected the forepeak vanity sink plumbing and sealed the thru-hull last year. Three sinks in a 42′ boat seemed overdone to me. When I get around to it, I plan to cut out the entire sink & faucet assembly and replace it with a flush hatch to gain access to a large, wasted space beneath for more tool storage.
Tor
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That aft bunk is a wonder to behold – where is your hot water heater, though? I love the idea and may implement it.
Bob
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Quote:I am very partial to this setup in Spirit's aft cabin : http://www.searspirit.com/spirit/aft_cabin.htm-p
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I have a clamp on vise that I can mount anywhere. If I need it, I pull the cushion off the aft bunk and use that as a work surface.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97160I also have a stand that converts a normal 3/8″ drill into a small drill-press.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00925923000P?mv=rrNo matter how many tools you put on the boat, you’ll never have the tool you need at hand.
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Rich Carter
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Oooo, I’m getting that drill stand.
Tor
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The boat is Steve Sears’ Spirit not mine, so I can’t speak for his water heater.
My water heater on Deep Playa is in the port lazerette in the cockpit. Seems like it was meant to be there. Fits nicely. There is also a webasto heater in there too.
I also love his windlass setup. http://www.searspirit.com/spirit/anchorchain.htm which is in the sewer and would love to know how well it is working.
Does anyone know if he is on the list? I’ll cc: him to double check.-p
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https://pearson424.org/bb2forum/Welcome back and thanks for the info on the windlass. I am really hoping to reclaim my V-Beth from the hawse pipe at some point and that looks like an awesome way to go.
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Hi,
Wow, I thought this list died. The last message I received was May 1 of 2007.
Regarding Spirit water heater, it is also in the port lazerette. I had to replace it a couple of years ago, it comes out through an opening into the aft cabin berth area. The opening is a square cut out of the bulkhead. The cut out is screwed back into place. When I installed a 2 gallon accumulator tank (from Lowe’s), it was enough to eliminate the leaking from the 75psi relief valve on the water heater.
Regarding the electric anchor windlass in the bilge, it works great. The idiosyncrasies are the last 200′ of 400′ of 3/8 chain have to be hand lifted to the shelf forward of the windlass. And occasionally, maybe every 50′ or so, the chain pile bunches up so you have to stop bringing the chain in and go back and push the chain pile over. I never thought of it as too bad, especially with the mid ship companionway. I spent several months hanging out in anchorages in the Sea of Cortez and loved it. The previous owners spent a couple of years in the South Pacific and had no issues I’m aware of. Also, the weight in the lower center of the boat helps, I think. I was on video racing a sister ship and could see her bow was much lower and we sailed by her.
Regarding where I put my vice, I have a thick floor board for the locker in the aft cabin. I bolted a vice to the underside, so it occupies the gap next to the thru hull fitting when not in use. The board has a U cutout to go around the hull fitting and hose. I bring the board out to use the vice.
Regarding being on this list, did I violate some rule by something I wrote before 5/2007?
Cheers,
Steve
S/V “Spirit”
Alameda, CA
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Crack me up!
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