Frames and stringers nearly completed
Bloody winter!!
Gena up for air
Lead compartments in keel. "I" Frames for mast support
Liquid metal! Pouring ingots.
Twisting bulwark frames
Forward hatches over sail locker and forward stateroom
Tambour cupboards for galley under deck
Side of counter with grab handle will encompass a "spice rack"
LCD TV framing will have protective lexan cover
Dining area seats on hinges for storage underneath
"Little wonder" Watermaker under sinks
Doors going down from pilothouse with top board
Dining area seatbacks made from plastic trellis
Gimballed stove/oven fit between counters
Overhead auto light modified for LEDs ( white and red )
Bilge control, waste water tank level, battery monitor, and load diverter monitor mounted on side of locker
Tambour door matches island end
Sealed DVD player cabinet
Galley drawers done!
End of berth "foot locker" stores antique sewing machine
Flux-gate compasses
Pressure washer in sail locker
Dash frame
Laying out dash face framing/gauge panel
Main battery box. 4 x 8D's nicely rigged with breakers
Dash try
Test fitting the dash panel after tilt steering hole cut higher
A nice view from outside. Late August 2007
Gena mounted the Newport stove on the tiles she laid expertly.
The Nav. table support and little desk. August 16 2007
Gena carries in the gravity feed tank for the stove.
The pilothouse fuse panel under the dash. I thought Gena was joking when she said we needed this many breakers. August 2007
The emergency "Plan B" for the radar gimbal constructed in one day. Polish later! August 13 2007
Sprit surround
My radio station / music studio
Pedestal Tacked together with Richie compass on board
Got those little doors on at last!
Solar power coming in, must watch batteries don't over charge. About 4 amps in partial shade at photo time
Wind Gen at the ready. Is a bit "stiff" for the first 100 hours or so.
Aft entry more or less finished. Taken from outside window
Cutting foot of over size main sail
Round tambour cupboard on end of ice box.
LED lighting for counter tops in galley
Spice rack made from eaves guard screen, painted "rustic" adds support to hand hold
Stretching out the heavier genoa sail. Looks like it'll fit just fine!
This is pretty much how the boat looked when we had an "open boat" for the whole neighborhood
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Table with guards in place. 3/16" SS pins fit holes in table so they can be easily removed.
Ready to go to the coast!!!
Night at anchor, planning the next trip
"Aussie-legal" storm sail (it was a coincidence!)
Under way heading to the gulf islands
Serenely anchored in a bay. Our first time on the hook!