As you can see it doesn't take up much room:
Here's a wider shot:
The horn push button is the black thing nearest the bulkhead. I need to wire it up later at some point.
The thing on the left pointing in to the cabin is the volt meter:
So, another project down, on to the next one.
Good idea... may steal that for my VHF fit this winter.... what direction/depth do the battens go?
ReplyDeleteSteve, The batteries aren't mounted in the box, they are in a locker under the front bunk. The wiring will eventually be hidden in trunking when I put the cup and plate rack back in place on the back bulkhead. All that back end is getting a spruce up.
ReplyDeleteThe volt meter is there just to give me an easily viewed indication of battery status.
The area below the VHF is a small moulded in table on the Seawych (the port side houses the cooker) so it's dead space really, hence why I went for the ceiling mounted option. You can't sit there so it doesn't affect headroom. The VHF is pretty deep and goes back quite a way, so this is probably the most unobtrusive mounting option. The GPS antenna for the DSC is mounted to the window behind the curtains. I'll eventually use double sided tape for a cleaner installation rather than the duct tape in place at the mo. :-)
It's actually turned out looking batter than I thought. I'm no woodworking expert, so for me it's pretty good.
Nah - not batteries, battens - wanted to know how the VHF is attached to the roof.. was guessing wooden battens glassed to ceiling and then VHF box screwed into them???
ReplyDeleteYep, I had some wood left over from strengthening the washboard. It was 1 inch by 1 inch (or 25mm x 25mm in metric) teak or oak. I got it from Wickes or B&Q from the range where you build up staircases.
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, I just have 2 epoxied to the roof at the end with the volt meter and 2 epoxied to the back bulkhead. 25mm x 25mm I feel gives you decent depth to screw into and enough space from the wall so you're not skinning your knuckles when screwing the screws in. :-)
The worst bit was scraping the foam and old glue off the surface left over from the lining. I made sure I got back to bare fibreglass and cleaned it well before glueing.
Thanks for that Mark = food for thought...
ReplyDeleteIf I can, I'll take the end panel off and take a picture inside so you can see most of the battens if you want. The only downside is I wish I'd taken more thought over the dimensions. A little bit longer and it would have been big enough to fit a car radio next to the VHF. As it is, it's annoyingly a cm or so too small.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark - but no need - I get the idea.. car stereo overkill these days?? I use my phone and a set of blue tooth speakers these days, far better sound than the amplifier and speaker setup I had in the last boat too... which gave me an idea... would these fit??? :o))
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..or for REAL bells and whistles...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HY601-USB-FM-Audio-12V-LED-Car-Stereo-Radio-MP3-Speaker-Hi-Fi-Amplifier-Blue/292084907436?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44293%26meid%3Dc6f3e4050c3d4f23a4b4f52225f88c86%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D322519664515
....and both for a tenner...
I just use a small cheap LW/SW/FM transistor radio for entertainment, it keeps me happy all day and only uses 2 AA batteries. :-)
ReplyDeleteI do like the second unit. Only for the FM radio facility, the disco lights I can gladly do without. :-)
Ha... you want the first one then, and it's cheaper... they are really natty little units - I had the simple amplifier on the old boat - 20W per channel from a box of electronics no bigger than a packet of fags, and less than a tenner (incl. postage) from China - unbelievable value and a good sound too...!
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