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Hunky Dory’s pilothouse during removal and reorganization of navigation electronics

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Exterior and structuralUpdates to comeMechanical systemsUpdates to comeElectrical systems1 updatePlumbing and water systemsUpdates to comeNavigation and electronics2 updatesInterior and joinery2 updates

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Mahogany pilothouse console cabinet with openings for two chartplotters

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Building the New Pilothouse Console

Turned the cardboard prototype into a mahogany cabinet for the pilothouse chartplotters and operating switches.

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Final full-size cardboard prototype for Hunky Dory’s new pilothouse console

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Prototyping a New Pilothouse Console

Using full-size cardboard prototypes to work out the console’s appearance, dimensions, airflow, and usability before building it from wood.

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Two flexible solar panels tilted toward the sun during testing

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Pre-testing the Solar Panel System

Before installing the solar-panel system aboard Hunky Dory, I decided to temporary test the system at my home in Ohio.

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Hunky Dory’s pilothouse counter with the chart cabinet and major electronics removed

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Clearing the Way for a New Pilothouse Counter

The old chart cabinet and major electronics have come off the pilothouse counter, moving a long-planned mahogany-veneer rebuild into its next stage.

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