1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Back Into the V-Berth

The toe rail bilge vent ducts in the salon are all installed, which was a big step toward getting the boat ready for exposure to weather. I also need to get the boat ready to float, which means sealing up every hull opening, including connecting plumbing to the thru-hulls for the air conditioner raw water outlets, one of which is in the V-berth. If I’m connecting hoses to thru-hulls, I might as well install the wiring and ducting for the AC unit. Once that’s done, I can wrap up the installation of the last panels in the V-berth. I installed a bunch of mahogany panels in the V-berth over the last year, there are only a few more to go.

Back into the V-berth

New double wall, no-wire, raw water hose has arrived

The raw water thru-hull is inside the cabinetry

I opened a hole through the panel for the hose

I’ll be sealing the bare wood in that hole with epoxy before I permanently install the hose.

That looks about right

Next, I need to finish up the wiring in here.

Fishing raw water supply hose, 12vdc, and 240/120AC wires up to the V-berth

Getting closer

An overhead light switch wire I forgot to install earlier

When I installed the curvy wall panels in the V-berth, I forgot to put in wiring for the 12vdc switch to the overhead lights. So I had to fish the cable up behind the installed panel. Turns out that Buffalo Batt insulation on the backside of these panels grabs onto the fish tape, making it challenging to pass it through. There was significant cussing going on during that process. lol