On this episode of Onboard Lifestyle we get some work done on the nav station of our custom catamaran sv basik. The navigation station houses the brains of t...

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okay crunch time getting down to about

six months before we leave the dock so

gotta get some projects going it's

almost Christmas as you can see got our

Christmas - go on so here's the project

I'm picking I'm gonna start with the

communication gear

I just gotta start knocking these items

off the to-do list

we've got quite a bit on here right now

and Priority One install VHF that's in

my priority one list my priority two

list I have the SSB down here I we will

be using that quite a bit but not until

we're further down the coast so what I'm

gonna do today is lay it out on my board

here trying to figure out how do I do it

do I lay it out this way this way I'm

trying to squeeze this in because I have

still quite a bit of items to put on

this board of solar controllers tank

watch systems a lot of other things I've

already put in my bilge pump control and

my Vista propane systems are putting on

board put in three separate systems of

propane on board this one handles the

stove oven inside this one handles the

stove outside and this will handle the

barbecue outside this way I could select

and turn off and on each system

independently so I'll get going let's

start start this project at least get it

all laid out cut in today maybe get some

wiring going this will be a fun one

location here I could not wait to learn

how to use this which one do you think

is your favorite the VHF or the SSB yeah

yeah why why do you think that one's

cooler

yeah but we'll use this one more awesome

okay my dad laid this out for me I'm

gonna cut it out now just kidding

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you can't see how these things fit

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okay let's see how this turned out

VHF

SSB and then the SSB speaker

lays out nicely so it gives me lots of

room here on this board here and

actually tons room under this even

though that the courts will be in the

way I still think I'll be able to mount

a panel or two over here

now the next project is the battery

charger this is my remote probe Mariner

display I just had it stuffed in here

this was the old charger that went in

here I will fix this next but I'm gonna

move this first move this over the board

and I'm gonna put it right in this area

right here so that's the next thing

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okay the battery chargers installed yes

that's on yep

it's going through the setup right now

yeah yeah so now the batteries are

charging what do you think just a chilly

morning

look at these decks pretty cold out this

morning

cold holiday weekend my parents are

coming in in a couple hours so let's do

some projects we got our blue seas

labels that came in yesterday so I

thought maybe this would be a chance to

fill out this board since I have no clue

some of these things and where they go

to that teal has already installed I

mean you know you've no clue what this

one is no what what about these I have

no clue green ones there's something

there and then you did something here

and so I think we're gonna do a backer

plate and do a USB port yep no and those

two are on the list

one of them's right here good Lucy's

label and the other one is add 12 volt

USB ports to the now station

something we can do inside cuz phrasing

outside it is and this is a nice short

day so let's let's get to it

yeah hope they're in there and to you

okay so which label to got first and

we're on that board where we don't have

it yet but this is kind of a something

that we want if we put it eventually if

we have the label we have to get it yes

but it would be ideal because we think

also for long passages as we use up

everything in the main fridge we can

move everything into the smaller fridge

and then that way was that where you

gonna put it yeah okay it makes sense

right

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pretty good job well I think so too

look at that everything's filled in well

it's accounted for right now that's

right there is still a couple little

blanks left over for future twelve-volt

needs and future 110 needs so hopefully

we won't need too much more I don't

think the deal

maybe we'll see can't believe a white

Christmas in Seattle

not much accumulation on the deck but

sure looks pretty out well the decks are

solid ice trying to get out of here this

morning so here's how you do it hot

water or else I'm going in the drink

come more jugs it'll be safe to walk on

okay ran back down to SAP plastics they

were open so I got my little piece here

also swung by the marine store grabbed a

couple extra pieces I needed this is the

other huge block that I needed to hook

up the communication equipment and

here's my little USB port which I'm

going to inset to this and mount right

here so we'll have USB charging

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perfect next layout my outlet caps

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now just cut them out install it all see

how it looks

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let's get in there there we go Emma

how's you lunch okay I need to drill an

inch and 1/8 diameter hole in the middle

of this thin little plastic plate could

be dangerous because if the bits catches

on it it'll spin out and cut you up

pretty good so here's what I did make

sure I get a good grip on this thing

keep my fingers Wessel away

I needed eight an inch and 1/8 diameter

hole I only had an inch diameter force

or bit so I'm gonna finish the rest

manually marking fake money

I should do it let's put this thing

together

there goes just like that

this should insert there the whole thing

should click on here nice and stable

clean now all wired it

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