Here’s my engine control panel, the base is teak-faced ply and the surround is cherry wood, from a neighbour’s tree I cut down. I made a Perspex box to cover the back of the panel to see if I could prevent corrosion of the electrical connections which prevents the little lamps which provide nighttime illumination from working. So far this has not been successful.
When designing this I took the opportunity of moving the fuel gauge (previously inside the locker next to the engine stop lever) and the bilge blower fan, the silver button. I also replaced the two buttons operating the pre-heat and starter with an auto-ignition key switch and put two indicator lamps where the buttons were. The other two indicator lamps are the red ignition lamp and the green over-voltage-lamp. The over-voltage lamp is part of a system from a UK company called Adverc which controls the voltage of the alternator to provide more rapid battery charging.
Bob Illingworth
Nonsuch Luck 30U #367 (GBR1262T)
Moored Brightlingsea, UK cruising the rivers of East Anglia and the North Sea.
Here’s my engine control panel, the base is teak-faced ply and the surround is cherry wood, from a neighbour’s tree I cut down. I made a Perspex box to cover the back of the panel to see if I could prevent corrosion of the electrical connections which prevents the little lamps which provide nighttime illumination from working. So far this has not been successful.
When designing this I took the opportunity of moving the fuel gauge (previously inside the locker next to the engine stop lever) and the bilge blower fan, the silver button. I also replaced the two buttons operating the pre-heat and starter with an auto-ignition key switch and put two indicator lamps where the buttons were. The other two indicator lamps are the red ignition lamp and the green over-voltage-lamp. The over-voltage lamp is part of a system from a UK company called Adverc which controls the voltage of the alternator to provide more rapid battery charging.
Bob Illingworth
Nonsuch Luck 30U #367 (GBR1262T)
Moored Brightlingsea, UK cruising the rivers of East Anglia and the North Sea.
