Cabin Top Hardware

 Time to mark out and drill the holes for all the cabin top hardware. This will include the following:

1: Jib Sheet Lead.

2: Cheek Blocks and.....

3: Halyard Cleats.

I will also fix the tabernacle blocks.

I bolted the tabernacle in place and ran ropes from the tabernacle blocks through the cheek blocks (which I blue tacked to the cabin top) and through to the cleats.

Once I was happy with how the lines ran and ensuring minimum chaff to all ropes, I marked the hardware hole locations.

This pic shows the starboard holes marked and drilled.

 

And this pic shows the holes for the port halyards.

All the holes are filled with thickened epoxy and left for a few days to harden.

Next the tabernacle holes are drilled and...

...filled.

and after redrilling through the epoxy all the hardware is fitted.

Now it's time to drill through the hardened epoxy on the cabin top.

Note the three forward holes for the cheek blocks have access via the dorade box and the third hole will be a 40 mm long screw directly into the BH. (The hole nearest the drain of the cabin hood is a temporary hole for a locating jig that lines the cabin hood in place, this hole will be filled later.

I made SS backing plates for the halyard cleats and the jib leads. These will be located inside the cabin top.