Here are a few shots of some changes to Ursa Minor (#178-3)

We like to stretch our season and would like to take an Alaska cruise in the next few years. The Ardic forced air diesel heater puts out plenty of heat but it went right up through the overhead. Also, there was never enough light over the table for board games, cards, etc. At least not for eyeballs working the second half of the century. The panels are made from 1/8” plywood with 1/8” ash strips laminated. It matchest the paneling behind the settee. The trim and strips are teak. There is ½” of foil-backed foam insulation above the panels. I originally planned to use 1” but it would have required reworking the aft head and both aft cabin doors. There are four 10 watt halogen fixtures over the main table split into 2 circuits with a dimmer control.

Here is a detail of the mounts for the fixtures out of 0.060” aluminum. Heat build up was a concern so I made the large baseplate as a heat sink. I tested these by mounting them on plywood and 1” of blue styrofoam board. They barely got warm.

We wanted a place to hang wet gear. These are bath safety bars from Home Depot (my favorite marine supply store) mounted overhead in the shower. The 3 bolts at the top of the picture are backing for a folding pad-eye that holds the inflatable down on the foredeck.