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Fitting steps, removing stuff
Second half term vlog.
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Woodwork at home while affected by Storm Eunice
We didn't go to the boat last night due to Storm Eunice. So I did some woodwork at home. Here is a short vlog about new temporary companionway steps.
Cooking
New video: Extending our Galley worktop
Following the interest in the photos in our last post (Galley extension dry fit complete) I've put up a new video showing us creating the galley worktop extension with additional bulkhead. It also has some information about the French Cleats we are making to allow our companionway steps
Progress
Galley extension dry fit complete
We now have both the worktop extension and the forward bulkhead dry fitted. Absolutely delighted with the extra space in the galley. Makes it much more practical for living aboard. For us the compromise in reduced seating is well worth it. The whole starboard seating might change now. The probably
Cooking
Galley extension progress
We have our extra galley worktop dry fitted (and already being "tested") Meanwhile access to the boat is a bit tricky while the steps are at home being refurbished. We have paused templating the forward bulkhead for the worktop so we can have some lunch 😁
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Top plywood sizing tip
If you can't fit it in a Nissan Leaf you won't be able to fit it through the main hatch 😢 We cut the new galley bulkhead roughly to size thinking that it would just fit in the car. It didn't. So we put it
Plans
Timber preparation
I've got the extra galley worktop and the extra galley bulkhead cut from a full sheet of 18mm ply. Hopefully small enough to fit in the car. Also started sanding the companion way steps and preparing the French cleats. These are pretty much the only solid timber on
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Bilge planning video
We have a new video available on YouTube. Shows us removing the companionway steps and planning how we are going to fit the batteries and new water tank into the bilge.
Electric
An electric adventure today
Two weekends ago we sold our Citroën van. Last weekend we collected our new car, a 2016 Nissan Leaf electric car. Tonight, after an evening work meeting, we will go on an adventure in it to the boat. I fully charged it overnight (normally we are only charging to 80%
Dyneema rigging
External Dyneema Chainplates update
Our latest video has been getting some really helpful comments on YouTube as well as directly. It has also helped us to reach a new milestone :-) It definitely seems worth exploring more. Particularly to consider some of practicalities that people have raised including: * Is the sheer strength of the
Dyneema rigging
External Dyneema Chainplates: new design, new video
We are really excited that we have come up with a new way of building External Dyneema Chainplates. It is so much simpler than our previous ideas and we haven't seen anything like this anywhere else. Remember that this fits really well with all the Dyneema rigging expertise
Cooking
First boat stay in 2022
We arrived yesterday evening and are here for a couple of nights. It is very cold! Snow in Manchester before we came, snow visible on the Snowdonia range. So, too cold to do any epoxy work. Fortunately, the two panel heaters and two fan heaters can keep the cabin nice