10/21/21 – Epoxy curing on the seams
All Stitches are out
I’ve pulled all the remaining stitches and allowed a few extra days cure time due to the colder weather and temp drops in the garage.
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Electrical designs and planning
![PocketShip electrical panel planning](https://dreamswontwait.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_20211022_111300-1-scaled.jpg)
Planning electrical now allows me to start thinking of what needs to be routed before the hull gets closed up permanently making access harder. I will minimize through bulkhead routing as much as possible. I did drill out additional holes for cable/hose routing in the floor supports in case I need to route anything port or starboard on the way back to the stern.
I am not planning on adding a shore power option but will have solar for maintaining a charge and a controller will be wired in eventually. There is also not any need for AC current at the moment so an inverter is unnecessary. I am comfortable with electronics and residential wiring. The main update I studied to get comfortable with marine electrical work was the ABYC cable and wire color codes. I tend to overbuild things at times. There will be breakers with the switches as well as inline fuses for the various components. The master battery cutoff also has a 60 amp fuse in-line with the battery. All of the lighting will be LED to reduce overall capacity requirements.
Planned electrical components
- 12v battery box with fuse
- Switch/breaker panel
- Fuse block
- Bus bar for negative
- Accessory 12v plug, USB charging ports, small OLED battery gauge
- conservative radio with bluetooth
- VHF radio
- Running lights – Port/Starboard/Stern/Steaming
- All around anchor light on mast
- Red/White LED courtesy lights for cabin
Sailboat USCG Navigation light requirements
https://www.boatingmag.com/navlightregs/
The Nav lights I have found are 2 NM. I am located in coastal New England and we do get some rolling fog now and again. I do not plan on night navigation but having lights will give me peace of mind in lower visibility situations if they do arise. I would rather build in the ‘nice to haves’ now while the access is there. This includes running wires with disconnects during the mast build.