Dave and Wendy are building one of our Didi Mini Transat kits out in Arizona,USA,we also supplied the alloy keel,lead ballast and alloy tiller assembly,Dave has reached the fitting out stage and is installing an NKE autopilot.
30 & 31 Aug & 01 & 02 Sep 09. Looks good, well not so fast there.
Worked on a bunch of little things. Mounted the pump reservoir. Made a spacer block for the ram. Attached the ram pivot point to the tiller. Figured out how to mount the rudder position unit. Made a block and epoxied it in place for the compass sensor. Cut the holes for the A/P head & RockBox. The RockBox is a battery powered unit and I did not think that changing the batteries at sea would have a good result. So the good guys at Detroit City Marine made up a 12vdc power supply, thanks Chris. I just had to install a connector to the back of the RockBox. All was going well, I had sealed the edges of the panel and screwed it in place. Then I mounted the nke A/P head and RockBox in place. It looked great and they could be seen anywhere in the cockpit. Then I closed the hatch, or at least tried to close it. The heads stick out a bit too far and will not allow the hatch to close. Shit! Back to the drawing board.
Annonymous - If that is supposed to be constructive criticism,then why don't you identify yourself so that Roy can engage with you and have a constructive discourse. I am always suspicious of people who offer criticism and choose to remain anonymous.
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