On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we finally install the rudders on our custom 435 catamaran SV basik. We make good progress on our steering system...

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welcome back desk amazing last week we

got a big chunk of the linkage all

installed for the steering system almost

done just have a few last connections

that we have to make to the rudders

we'll get those installed make that

connection and get this hydraulic system

installed I'll be honest have never

really worked with hydraulics before so

this will be interesting to learn about

and a lot of little calculations to make

sure that the RAM is mounted in the

correct position put the correct load at

the right angles onto the steering

system so a little bit of work a little

homework I got to do but it seems like

it's all pencil down so far so let's get

started okay here we are inside the

starboard sugar ski let's take a look

inside of our linkage logger got the

only kitchen but now it's a matter of

mounting this Ram and there's a couple

calculations to figure out where it goes

what height this way how far off the

bulkhead it needs to be to get that

correct load pushing on this arm you

don't want to push it in at the

incorrect angle because it could put

pressure on the system and start bending

components so let's go calculate that

out okay so far it looks pretty easy

since you just have to do a quick couple

calculations and everything lays out

pretty simple so far calculate I need a

3/4 inch spacer behind the Mount for the

cylinder air so I just took a piece of

starboard lumber cut out my spacer put a

nice radius edge on it and now I need to

drill my holes and that'll give me the

the correct elevation off that bulkhead

to mount the cylinder

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okay let's give this a test make sure

that everything lines up before we get

just down in that compartment yeah it

looks good okay I think I'm all set

getting my hardware all lined up I think

it's time to get this cylinder installed

so we'll do that next

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okay I cut my front plate and I was

gonna make two of these little backer

plates one for each side I thought it'd

be easier to put on two individual

backer plates rather than one big one

but my plan has changed and here's why

when I calculated this out here is the

box beam it was gonna go through this

box beam inside the sugar scoop it's

three inches thick with the half inch

thickness here a 3/4 inch and another

half inch here that would have been

perfect but when I drilled through it

was only 5/8 of an inch thick I had to

change my plan so here's my front plate

here's my new backer plate going with a

3/4 starboard and I've really beefed it

up I don't want this to ever fail

there's a lot of force on this Ram

so I beefed up my backer plate and I

even put a little security bolt in here

and I'll show you why I had to do that

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working in the master stateroom and the

master closet and here's what happened

so right up here that's three inches

thick but it steps in right here and

that box beam is all up here runs the

full beam of the boat all the way across

right here but it steps in right right

drill true so it oversized my holes

epoxy and then Reed rill now I'll be

able to insert this right up behind here

I'll get four bolts through the bulkhead

so I'm gonna need lynZ help on this

so I'll get her to help me and we'll get

this installed right now

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okay think I'm all set up in here here's

my stand off bolts are in with the butyl

tape now it's just a matter of

positioning this in and secured it up

hopefully everything was measured

correctly we'll see in a second

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I'm on the top one okay okay a little

bit of a struggle but we got it uh

shredded the closet again need to get

this put away but let me show you the

back of plate

hey compass come on get out of there

beep doing in there it's all bolted in

feels nice and strong I'm feel confident

feel good let's go check out how it

looks in the sugar scoop

get up the stairs go come on go come on

go you got it

compass has a stair phobia there you go

buddy

okay back down in the sugar Scoob let's

check out the linkage longer and look at

that nice shiny brand-new cylinder well

it's not brand new but it looks new it's

all and hook to the linkage and check

this out I had a lot of calculations

this cylinder when it's hard to

starboard actually wouldn't fit in this

locker so I line it up exactly to go out

through the access port worked out

pretty slick I think I'm happy with the

install and next thing is start getting

these lines lit I need to do a little

research verse on that so I'll save that

for tomorrow big day today we are

getting these runners in we have all the

hardware ready Till's pulling the

halyard so we can hoist these babies up

and into place and then I are just gonna

be here to make sure that we can assist

heal hey do you remember when we pull

these out the first time yes and it was

raining out okay I'm excited we should

just slide in like butter right like

butter

looking better I think I'm ready let's

do this

okay I'm gonna lift it straight up and

you guys just take up the slack with a

safety line

they're gonna step out

if we get in any trouble at all just lap

it around the cleat

okay go ahead and lower it real slow

deflowering

okay it's very poignant I know

right well we're almost in go ahead and

give me some slack with a safety line

though okay tie it off right there

well that went unexpectedly well they

did talk to me to be a little bit harder

I thought I had to tap it in but it just

slid right into place so let me get the

hardware and secure this room inside am

I gonna help on the next one yeah yeah

you know okay here's the Rutter trunk

and just sled the first ball ten put

butyl tape on it now I'm gonna put butyl

on this washer and walking that and

cinch it up

okay you can start untying all that up

the safety lines if you have to bring it

all the way on the boat on the outside

of all the stays and shrouds all the way

around to the other side okay those are

in let's go to the other side things not

moving now

okay release a little bit okay let it go

down I'm walking down

okay go ahead tie it off right there

we're in this feels good getting those

back in I'll be able to take this

Hardware off now blend these into the

hull well clean them up a little bit but

we but we got a rush out of here don't

we did you turn off the water waters off

okay where we had in people we're gonna

get a sear on sailing yeah we are

actually gonna see Johan and Alan before

they had a Seattle they've been here for

quite a few months doing some boat work

and we have them over for dinner a

couple weeks back and they invite us

over to check out all their improvements

sounds fun to me let's go

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yeah cheers guys

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so that was fun yesterday huh yes that

was a lot of fun I like to hang out in

their boat at night yeah

Johan and Malin were really nice to

invite us over for a few hours - toward

their boat before they head out for

their next destination I know if they

have a I know they had a busy schedule

so it meant a lot to go just chat with

them and just relax

yeah it was cool okay now back to our

real world of projects here's what I got

going today projects everywhere yep you

guys get back to school and I'm gonna

make some noise okay let's take a look

at some of these projects we have going

today

now that the rudders are in I could put

the final two struts in I'll snap those

in first then we get to start connecting

the hydraulic system here's my Capilano

pump that goes in there's some hardware

involved with a fill tube I have to put

on but before I could get that in

believe it or not have to put this

compass in well I won't install it but I

need to cut the hole for the compass I

need that for an access hole to reach

some of the hardware for this Capilano

so let's get busy with these projects

and button these up while the sun's out

geez I'm loving it

okay now that the rudders in this should

be real easy okay this should just slide

right on there goes

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well that went in real smooth

now I'll head over the other side get

that side in as well it's really weird

looking into the boat seeing rudders in

there again can you see it there it is

I'm liking it okay when the rudders were

kicking up this was the bracket on the

back that actually had a sacrificial

plate in there so if something was hit

it would break the sacrificial plate and

kick the rudder up but I'm gonna put

that plate back in there and there we go

okay we took one of the swim ladders off

I'm probably gonna reposition it now

that the linkage is back in and get the

proper clearance what do you think of

all this I know it's getting there huh

feels good get you know the linkage is a

hundred percent in now rudders are in

linkages all in okay I was gonna put the

compass in next so I could drill an

access hole here to reach up so I have

to do some deck hardware inside of this

compartment but change of plans looks

like I have to recess the wheel in

slightly and this clearance right here

between the wheel it's gonna be real

close to that compass so I'm gonna hold

off on that until I get the Capilano

installed and get the wheel mounted so I

get some hard measurements it's close

but I don't think it's gonna make it

guess we'll see okay to mount the

Capilano we actually have to go into the

galley I built this little access panel

to reach the backside of the Capilano

I've already put a nice big backer plate

I've laid it up in here and these are

the hardware to hold the capo in place

so I'll get Lynn on the outside Lenny

out there okay let's get this thing in

okay go ahead and push the bolt seal

okay now the other side let's tighten em

up

okay okay yeah it feels real solid okay

looks good

okay now that this is in doesn't look

real possible well I'll measure it

anyway that's gonna line up right there

this goes right here and then that goes

on

that gives me just about an

inch-and-a-half clearance behind there

yep

Plan B for the compass now that the

Capilano is mounted and I don't have

room to put the compass I do have

options where to put that and we'll

attack that later but for now I still

need to get the filled line in house to

go through the upper deck and down to

the top of the unit so rather than

getting an access point here in the face

I have one more spot in the galley and

we'll attack that next okay in the

galley behind the panel is the Capilano

I need to access above the Capilano for

the fill tube and that's gonna go behind

here I'll take off the clock and put an

access point right up in here so let's

do that next I've laid out my center

point for the hole I want to cut put a

little protection down to catch some of

the debris and put a little more down on

the counter to keep it as clean as I can

because I am working in the galley

it's comforting when I put an access

hole in the boat and inside of a sealed

wall it's all epoxy with a marine grade

mahogany plywood okay now that I have my

access hole this is a raw edge and when

I get done with putting in these

fittings I'll treat this with epoxy

before we button it up here's what I'm

doing look at this the top of the

kapalama pump is a fill tube and it says

just attach a vinyl tubing to elbow

fittings with hose clamps so that's

where setting up right now so let's get

this in well welcome to Seattle in the

spring just like that look at that got

some big clouds rolling in rain squall

just went by oh well gotta get this in

so here's what I'm doing here's my

Capilano the fill hose needs to go from

here to the upper deck up here so what I

did

took the center mark and just put it

right here measured back Mystikal about

nine inches I need to drill a 3/4 inch

hole right there and that'll allow us to

put the hydraulic fluid in the system

so teal is giving me one job and that is

to hold this deck filled square and

prepare alone right here so if this this

edge right here

he put a washer underneath of this so

then with butyl tape so then it doesn't

Mar the deck some pressures on I can't

move it yeah I'm ready

okay I think it's square okay that deck

fills in fill tubes complete I've mixed

up a little west of some epoxy with

white pigment and treated that edge of

that raw wood we'll let that fire off

tonight but I could still put this panel

on Oh

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Michael I feels good to get that in it

does look good but we're not done yet

we are gonna wrap it up today though

just wanted to say thank you so much to

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we're gonna come back next week with

another couple projects to be completed

I guarantee that wheel will be it oh you

think it will it's gonna be it it will

be hey see you guys next week

oh my god

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