| Part of the self steering will use this aux rudder with
the trim tab activated by the wind vane. |
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| The trim tab tiller and the tiller for the aux rudder. |
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A hefty primary anchor and twin rollers.
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| I added this staysail fitting and anchor windlass. |
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| The new dodger. Built from plywood, fir and pine and
then covered with f/g and epoxy it enables one person to sit on each
side. It also has two small cabinettes built underneath to house the
VHF and depth sounder and knotmeter. |
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| It has plexiglass windows. The center one can be opened
to help with ventilation. |
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| SunShine and hailing port. The pic also shows the two
brackets for the aux rudder. |
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| I added a new set of "Ass Planks". |
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| The windvane to control the auxiliary rudder. I added a push-pull cable to control the trim tab with the auto pilot.
The PVC pipe will be used to hole a stern anchor ready at a moments notice to be deployed. |
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| The recycled dodger supports are used to hold two new 85 watt solar panels. |
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| A new 10' Port-A-Boat is a great dingy. It is light and not too hard to assemble. A 3.5 hp Tohatsu easily puts on a plane. |
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| Modifing a water tank to hold the LPG bottles was not to hard. It is through bolted to the cabin top. |
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A new Bimini and extension to provide the skipper with protection from the tropical sun.
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| SunShine just about ready to go. She shows off her spinakker pole. The new main is hiding under its cover. |
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