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Aside from a fantastic day on the water Saturday I managed to make some progress on two projects;  mounting the electrical panel and adding some chafe-protection to my dock lines.
Electrical Panel
In case you need a reminder on what the baseline was check out the Original Panel.  With the old panel ‘un-mounted’ the next step was [...]

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Saturday Erika and I hosted Rachel and Dee  for an afternoon sail on Summer Breeze that turned into an all day adventure.  The weather called for rain till noon and then a 30-40% chance of thunderstorms all afternoon but as you can see above, we got significantly better results!  We got underway with no problems [...]

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I’ve owned Summer Breeze, my 1978 Seafarer 26’ for about a year now.  One of my first observations was the relative disarray of the electrical panel as owner after owner had modified the system.  I cleaned it up enough for safety (I think) before last seasons cruising but I’ve been harboring a desire to [...]

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A rainy Monday night was perfect for some dedicated work on the new electrical panel. The old panel pictured below was functioning… but made me nervous with years of additions and several wires directly tied to the common hot input.

Not to mention that it is difficult to trace anything in this fairly simple electrical system [...]

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Like the countertop project I’ve wanted to address the electrical system onboard my 1978 Seafarer 26’ sailboat ever since I bought her last year.  Improvements last year included replacing the battery terminal connectors, adding a 12V socket and replacing the masthead light.
This season I have grander plans… replace the panel, replace all wiring except nav [...]

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I’ve used GenuinedealZ twice now, great experiences both times.  Part of my electrical overhaul on my 1978 Seafarer 26” I ordered 100’ of 14 gauge and 50’ of 12 gauge boat cable (yellow/red) along with some heat shrink.
The site appearance didn’t give me a ton of confidence but the prices are fantastic and the [...]

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Summer Breeze, our 1978 Seafarer 26 sailboat is finally getting her spring projects going so I thought I would share this new countertop as it was one of the very first things Erika and I wanted to do since owning the boat.  The old counter is 1/2” plywood with a teak veneer of some sort [...]

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