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The crew of the Catalpa completes the installation of the final through-hull fitting in the galley, marking the end of a six-month project to replace all skin fittings and valves.2:55 To address the lack of a holding tank, the crew repurposes an aluminum hydraulic tank found in the yard, modifying it with a 1.5-inch waste inlet, a vent, an inspection port, and a gravity-fed outlet.0:46 Lee fabricates a custom aluminum frame to mount the tank within the engine bay and uses an Eastwood welder to attach the fittings, noting the difficulty of welding thin aluminum contaminated with oil residue.10:24 The engine bay is further reorganized to accommodate the new tank, a generator, and a custom-built rack for electric bike storage.8:11 Additionally, Lee replaces an obsolete generator controller with a new monitor, manually fabricating a wiring harness using individual terminals and heat shrink after the original plugs were lost.14:26 The boat is now structurally prepared for relaunch.3:17

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