Progress
First window installed
We have just finished installing our first new window. Aft heads compartment. It includes an opening porthole for ventilation. Only took 5 hours! 🤔
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Added comfort and luxury
So we now have some LED lights (mains only) in the aft cabin and the corridor/tunnel to it. Got them from Costco, 3 individual strips with one of them as the controller. Wave your hand in front of it to turn them on or off. Going to be very
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An improvement!
After 24 hours of constant heavy rain in Manchester this was nice to arrive to: Plus the cover over our cabin top means that it is completely dry inside (plastic sheeting over our bedding unnecessary). Hopefully this week we will ensure that the cover isn't needed.
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Heating panel has arrived
So our infrared radiant heating panel had arrived. This is definitely an experiment. The size is the smallest available, calculated by wall space rather than how much heating is needed. It will plug into a switched mains socket which is controlled by a wireless timer and thermostat. So we don&
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Getting ready for an intensive few days
So this wasn't Friday #8. Instead been working, but heading over to Vida by the end of tomorrow for a few days of intensive work. Got some new things (although sadly 2 very significant deliveries haven't arrived yet). This Bilge paint is at the cheaper end
Environmental
The positive view of removing seacocks
So I've written loads on seacocks already: * Refurbish or replace: Seacocks? * Our seacock plan: tending towards zero * Turkey changes seacock plans But these have mostly been written from the negative side (why we think seacocks are bad and the problems we have with ours). Here I want to
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Avoiding leaks
Got fed up with mopping the leaks from the windows and hatches in our aft cabin this weekend. So put in place a temporary solution. Anyway, good progress made. All 8 seacocks from the 2 heads compartments and the galley have been removed ready to be filled. Good to see
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Friday progress #7
I've been posting all day :-) So this is first a list of links. * Starting Thursday evening with Ready for Friday #7 * Then a bit of a panic about the length of the jobs list * Our working space has improved which was very handy cutting plywood (and storing
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Starting the galley
This update will make a lot more sense if you know that on a sailing boat the kitchen is called the galley 😁 So far all we had done was take out the condemned cooker. Now I'm starting a much bigger project. As with the two head compartments the
Environmental
Aft heads update
We now have our Natures Head composting toilet in the aft heads compartment. New floor fitted. All needs sanding and painting, then we can add basin and holding tank to be able to move onwards. When we get onto the grp work to fill the seacocks I'll also
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Worth looking behind
So we have been disconnecting the old switch panel (replacement will be in a different place). Behind it we now have full access to the steering rods so the parts that have been inaccessible for 42 years can be checked. This will allow us to create more storage and a
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Our free rain protected workshop
Last week Vida was moved back in the boatyard and now the first Seacoast Safari catamaran has been lifted out of the water and placed where we were. This is very convenient as she gives us a protected workspace for cutting sheets of ply before bringing them on board. Oh