Big Marie S

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1 Exhaust Stack
2 Upper Deck Switch Panel
3 Laying Copper Foil Tape
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Exhaust Stack

June 2024. Not sure what this exhaust stack may be for. The dinette area is forward in the cabin and this appears to be too far aft. It may come up from below the main deck. I used a complete section of brass tuning for the stack and made fittings to fit into the exit point on the upper deck. The tube will slide through this fitting then stop at a fitting in the cabin deck.

Upper Deck Switch Panel

July 2024. The panel is made from 1/16″ GRP. The holes are 1/4″ and notches are made for the washer which has a stem which keeps the switch from rotating when the nut is tightened. For the wiring I bought 10 pin connectors. These will transfer power from the magnetic connector located on the bottom of the cabin to the switch panel. Another one will transfer power from the switches to the copper foil tape for all of the lighting etc located throughout the cabin and pilot house. The connectors allow things to be taken apart should any service need to be performed. The switches in order will control the following, Cabin Lights, Deck Lights, Flood Lights, Navigation Lights, Anchor Light, Spot Lights and Radar, The center pin of each switch goes to the respective wiring circuit in the cabin and pilot house. On one side, the outer pin on every switch goes to 12v. The other outer pin is connected to servo controlled switches. one transmitter channel per switch. Therefore, when the switches are toggled towards 12v, I can turn the individual circuits on while on land at shows. When switch the other way, I can turn on & off each circuit while the boat is in the water underway.

Laying Copper Foil Tape

July 2024. I did this over 10 years ago on the Miss Belmar. Copper foil tape is useful for inconspicuously running circuits to lights and other items. The smallest width I can find is 1/8″. In some instances I cut this width in half. The tape is run just like a circuit board. I tested placing one strip over the other. Even with a glue backing, continuity is made between the two sections of tape. With joints or direction changes, I soldered them anyway to ensure the flow of power. Where 12v might pass over ground, I placed a small thin piece of styrene between them. I use CL2N3’s in place of resistors. That way it does not matter the voltage going in the circuit and it always provides 20ma going to the LED. For the cabin lighting I soldered the LED to the CL2N3. Other lights, the CL2N3 is hidden, then coper tape is run to the LED. The previous switch panel is held in with t-nuts which can be seen in a few of these pics. Once everything was done, it was masked off and sprayed with white satin paint.