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Hi there Martin, The information trip to
Scarborough was a great success and the following pictures are part of
the resulting new fittings!
This first shot is of the central navigation
console
This picture shows the component parts for
the TFT screen used with the GPS navigation system. The main body of the
screen is made from timber with an overlay of the controls glued on the
face.
The following is a screen capture of my PC
showing the production of radio/navigation overlays using Adobe
Photoshop. These are then printed on hi-res matt paper for use.
This picture shows the TFT screens completed
and ready for fittting in position in the wheelhouse.
This final shot shows the main
radio/navigation systems in position in the wheelhouse.
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Hi Martin, I have now finished the
radio/navigation station in the wheelhouse and here are the rest of the
pictures.
This first one shows the rear corner
electrics fitted
This shows the circuit breaker board under
the desk and the last of the seats can now be fitted. The chart
(3"x3") on the table is a copy of the actual coastal chart of the area
from Whitby to Flamborough Head.
Here is a shot of the finished area of the
wheelhouse.
The automatic chain releases have been
fitted to the hull and look great in operation!!
I have made the flags that all RNLI boats
fly and I am pleased with the results. I made the design in Photoshop
and printed them on T Shirt transfer paper. They were then ironed
onto white cotton fabric and look superb.
Just to make everybody green with envy I
really do have a "tight" space in which to fit my radio gear!!! This
space in the real boat is where the fuel tanks are fitted and is
underneath the wheelhouse floor.
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Here I have started on the control panels at
the inside helm position. All the panels are made from the
photographs/measurements that I took onboard the Scarborough boat.
This first picture shows the engine rev
counters and capsize reset control panel.
Here is the main helm position with the
switch panels fitted and the twin throttle controls. the next item to be
fitted will be the compass when it's been separated from the key ring
that it's built into!!
The next items to be built will be the upper
control panels.
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Here we go again, I have just finished the
upper (head height) instrument panels.
This first shot shows the upper central and
upper starboard instrument panels complete with led lights fitted. the
central panel is the mechanics engine monitoring gauges, oil pressure,
temperature, battery state etc. The starboard panel has the fuel gauges,
digital speedo (speedometer) and clock.
This picture shows the port upper panel
which contains a radio system, rudder angle indicator, digital compass
repeater and depth reader.
This shows a general view of the helm
position with the panels in place and the compass fitted. All the wiring
from the led's is ready to be connected to the throttle/rudder mixer to
allow the lights to change when the engine is running.
This last picture shows the red warning
lights lit for when the boat is stationary with the engines turned off.
The green lights show the fuel state (green= full tanks!!). As I said
the red lights will go out when the throttles are opened up, when the
boat is on the water nobody will see this happen but I will know
that they do!!!
I took this picture with no other
lights close by in a dim room, to see how effective the panel
illumination was, looking through the door into the wheelhouse without
the roof fitted.
It's now time to work on the outside upper
steering position.
Stay Tuned , more to come soon, Mike
True Mersey
Lifeboat Nutter!!!!!
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