This blog documents the modifications necessary to get seaworthy (warts and all), then the adventures (hopefully) on board our Trailer Sailer 6.1 metre Jarcat6 Catamaran, Kismet.

Thursday 11 July 2019

Table Supports and Battery Placement

I have glued in the four vertical drop-down table supports. It was a challenge getting them vertical in two planes and flat (facing viewer) on a plane as well.

The aluminium curtain rod is temporary and helps hold the supports in place to make a flat plane.
The support are 400mm apart and will allow a 100mm gap between the tables.

The next step is a 50mm shelf running the length of the cabin where the cabin roof joins the hull (at the top of the supports).
After that there will be four 18mm pieces that space the table brackets out a little more then the stainless steel hinged brackets. The tables should drop down almost vertically so they are not in the way. There will be a lower ply shelf glued to the stringer - I'm a little worried about the table supports making outward force on the stringer - but with the ply, it should be supported well.

The table tops will be 60mm down from the top shelf which allows our 12V faucet (mounted on the shelf) to just be high enough for the silicone compressible wash-up dish to go on the table - it also sets the tables at a good height for seating.


Meanwhile we have purchased a 100AH LiFePO4 (Lithium) battery which only weights 13.8kg. This will be placed on the bridge deck at the foot of the bed so it's close to the power centre of the boat. (Later note: I didn't end up putting the battery on the bridge deck. I mounted it on the floor of the starboard hull as far forward as possible.)

The off-centre nature of the placement allow for one of our folding chairs to comfortable be used on the aft drop-down table.

This is an alternative where it's a little closer to the centre.

I'll epoxy some hardwood to the bed to hold it in place and provide for the strap.

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