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Houseboat: Electrification


KathieB

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My goodness, but these lights are tiny! Today I finished wiring in the lights on the lower and middle decks and have (successfully!) connected about half of them to the tapewire. I'm following Tracy's (Minis on the Edge) lead and using her idea to combine round wire and tapewire. The wires from each light fixture run through holes in the deck and are bradded and soldered into the tapewire. Most of the wires go through the bow or stern walls. They'll be covered by siding. This is one build where the inside really needs to be finished before I can start on the outside.

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There is one strip of tapewire running the length of the boat between the pontoons. To make insertion of the brads easier, I glued a thin strip of soft wood to the deck and stuck the tapewire to it. Also following Tracy's lead, I removed the plastic layer from the tape so I wouldn't be burning plastic during the soldering process. Besides making noxious fumes, the plastic would probably also gum up the tip of the soldering iron. It's hard to see the solder on the shiny tape. The solder blob is about the size of a pinhead, but that is sufficient to hold everything together.

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In this photo, the houseboat is doing a Poseidon. When I get this part of the wiring finished, I can put on the top deck. The ceiling light in the bathroom will be attacked to the top deck. There will be lights in the pilot house and (I think) at the top of the circular stairway.

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