INVESTIGATOR 563

Got the cork tiles cut, fitted and siliconed in place. Next, want to cover the inside of stove box with 0.6mm embossed aluminium sheet (90x90cm). Decided to use this (instead of galv sheet i have) as Al sheet is far easier to work/bend, lighter and gets rid of its heat buildup faster. The cork looks...

Thanks Ozzie, i went looking for silicone trivet mats but only found a silicone mesh drain mat at kmart ($5) (and 2 cork pot trivets $5) rps20231127_112558.jpg Checked out the new ALDI store :shock: It was packed full of people, and small in floor area, quite a differnet experience from the duopoly....

Thanks Ozzie and Peter, Built the lid fiddles/edge (and the glueing cloth tapes just came off) Tried it out for fit onboard Teria, it seems to be the right size to handle in the confines of the cabin. Made 45deg (mitre box) corner joins on fiddles Regarding Heat sheilds/mats lining materials. Thanks...

That guy is a hard act to follow, amazing what he's fit into a very small cabin and at such a high standard. He would have the most comfy 16 footer out there with that padded sliding (nearly arm) chair. :) His fold down galley design mustve taken a fair bit of thought too. Back to beginners, bit mor...

Teria galley box mock-up above was the third one (other two were larger, all were tested on boat..the first one was to see if two stove could operate side by side, it was too big in cabin. Proves its better to try it in cardboard before wasting $ cutting plywood. It was done over several months, ple...

Still designing my galley box. Came up with a very simple one 12"x13" base and 12" high sides, with only one compartment (heat box) Many net designs (for dinghy cruising) had 2 or more internal compartments, too complex for me and fuel containers would have to be removed from box anyw...

Thay sounds right Ian, my one still had ok fibreglass walls to bear on. (and no flogged out hole either) Also the fact i took everything to a precision engineer - (galv centerboard and my new pivot bolt. Plus the old bush/washers.) they selected the plastic and figured out fine tolerances/dimensions...

Gday, finally got the Tillerpilot setup and test sailed to Magnetic Island. Here's a blog update on it https://teria563.blogspot.com/2023/11/t ... ystem.html

Gday Ian, that sacrificial zinc anode looks a good idea for moored boats. :-) If youve not already seen it, here is a link to my centerboard restoration blog page https://teria563.blogspot.com/2014/01/centerboard-restoration-and-refit.html It shows how the pivot bushes were done for Teria. So far it...

Looks good Ian, thanks for pioneering method and detailing how to do it step by step. It will be a very resilient toe rail. At the other end of the polyethylene spectrum, experimented replacing my toe rail with 19mm low pressure garden polypipe (as a tempoary measure, until something better, but sus...