Mounting a Barometer
 

Something penned by Mooron made me wonder how one mounts nice anaroid
barometer, say a Belfort Instrument 6079, in a honeycomb bulkhead?

Cheers
Martin
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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Something penned by Mooron made me wonder how one mounts nice anaroid
barometer, say a Belfort Instrument 6079, in a honeycomb bulkhead?

Cheers
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Mounting a Barometer
 

Something penned by Mooron made me wonder how one mounts nice anaroid
barometer, say a Belfort Instrument 6079, in a honeycomb bulkhead?

Aboard our 35s5, you can see them mounted close to the radio.

http://www.floridaboats.net/images/3.../slides/22.JPG

I'll remove them and replace with a better unit from Alien, though they
are nice enough.

RB

Mounting a Barometer
 

BTW, I'd have that leak from the 'window' directly above the 'radio'
looked at .

Repaired. The only leak noted via the opening Lewmar.


Is that really a panel that slides over the nav gear?
Is there an intercom system from the cockpit to the nav station?

Yup, and yup.

RB
35s5
NY

Mounting a Barometer
 

Must be tough having a boat that sat around unraced and never given a
hard time taht still leaks.

That would include just about every production boat I've ever seen from
Island Packets to Pearsons and Swedens. The Lewmar needed a new gasket.
I guess it's a bad boat then. Good call!

Pity they didn't put the nav in a spot where direct communication
with
the cockpit is available without the use of more vulnerable
electronics.

The intercom is via a WHAM mic and the station is right next to the
companionway. The WHAM's intercom feature is not why it was bought.
Oops...you got slapped again!
Try harder...I know you can find something. I know....why not ask me
what I DON'T like about the boat. I promise to be honest!

RB
35s5
NY

Mounting a Barometer
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

Repaired. The only leak noted via the opening Lewmar.

Wow!! Thank gawd the wood isn't real or you'd have a satin there forever...
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa...


Is that really a panel that slides over the nav gear?
Is there an intercom system from the cockpit to the nav station?

Yup, and yup.

I prefer to minimize electronics on a vessel below 40 ft. Communications by
voice with an occasional empty beer can projectile to confirm attention...
is all that's really required.

I can see Bob & Suzanne being amused for hours cooing to each other over the
intercom at the dock. They'll be what... 6 feet apart??? With an
intercom???
I hope the volume controls are sufficient to compensate for the noise of the
AC unit droning on and on.

CM

Mounting a Barometer
 

Oh right, so the 'windows' don't have anything to do with the quality
of production.

Like I said, Ozzy...windows leak on boats...even expensive ones. My P30
windows didn't leak, but that was a rare example. The new Tayana I sail
on even sprung a window leak from a bad gasket. Happens to Hunters and
Swans as well.

I know what youdon't like....

No you don't. I found some flaws in the boat, both in design and
execution...a few that are pretty silly.

RB
35s5
NY

Mounting a Barometer
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Oh right, so the 'windows' don't have anything to do with the quality
of production.

Like I said, Ozzy...windows leak on boats...even expensive ones. My P30
windows didn't leak, but that was a rare example. The new Tayana I sail
on even sprung a window leak from a bad gasket. Happens to Hunters and
Swans as well.

....and occasinally even on Nordicas! ;-)

No you don't. I found some flaws in the boat, both in design and
execution...a few that are pretty silly.

Do Tell.....

CM

Mounting a Barometer
 

The nut holding the wheel is too large.


And it's loose too! Also; my aft is too wide, my shaft too long and I'm
using the same lines over and over.


RB
35s5
NY

Mounting a Barometer
 

"Capt.Mooron" wrote

No you don't. I found some flaws in the boat, both in design
and
execution...a few that are pretty silly.

Do Tell.....


The nut holding the wheel is too large.

SV

Mounting a Barometer
 

Martin Baxter wrote:

Something penned by Mooron made me wonder how one mounts nice anaroid
barometer, say a Belfort Instrument 6079, in a honeycomb bulkhead?


I can think of two approaches: easy- glue a small piece of
plywood (maybe cut into a nautical shape & with a nice
grain, maybe stained to match the interior to the
abovementioned bulkhead and then screw the barometer to the
plywood. More technically involved- sand down the perimeter
of an area of the bulkhead about twice as large as the face
of the barometer, cut the fiberglass face of the bulkhead
within that area, remove the honeycomb (which is just a type
of core), rebuild with WEST System filler (maybe a mix of
403 bonding filler & 410 microlight) then laminate a new
face onto that area of the bulkhead. The new solid core will
hold small screws nicely.

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I have plenty and the climate is nicer too!

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