Been busy…
We haven’t posted much lately, but I assure you, we’ve been busy. I’ve been working on getting all the gunk off the portlights when I’m at the condo during the week and then working on stuff on the boat on the weekends. Rich has been working on the countertops.
Productivity
Is it sad that I feel 100% more productive working on the boat on the weekends than I do all week-long at work?
Refrigeration is a Wonderful Thing
I was starting to doubt I would ever see the day we had a working refrigerator…but that day is here (or so I thought). Rich worked on the electrical connections yesterday, and first thing this morning he coiled up the evaporator plate and stuck it in the freezer. That part went smoothly; getting it uncoiled […]
Flummoxed
We planned to tackle the holding tank this weekend. Our goals were pretty simple: install new discharge pipe, pour some holding tank treatment chemical and water into the tank, let it sit for a few days, pump out the tank. What did we accomplish? Not a lot.
Car Ride – Round Two
Suki and I faced off for Car Ride – Round Two on Saturday. We were in a different car, but the result was the same. Hopefully we’ll only have to do this a couple more times before we move permanently aboard. Once she’s onboard she’s totally content to cruise around below and on deck.
White Trash Bimini & Duct Work
Holy Mother! It’s hot. We’re in the middle of a heat wave in Sacramento. It was only 106 yesterday. Today’s forecast: 108. Tomorrow: 111! Geez, how is Rich supposed to be working his butt off on our long list of projects in this heat?
Chugging Along
With the refrigerator almost finished, we decided to tackle the holding tank. We’ve really been dreading removing all the old plumbing (yuck!) In the picture above you can see the two black hoses that we cut off and holding tank just under them.
More refrigeration work…..
Back at the boat the other day, I got the FRP liner panels cut to size and installed in the box. I had to make paper patterns for the irregular shapes in the refer and freezer sections, but everything fit nice and tight with no significant air gaps.
Back behind the wheel…..
Spent last week finishing up the foam insulation in the fridge and freezer box and I’m ready to start glassing up the inside liner. What a pain that was, and as with every boat project, it took a bit longer than I anticipated.
I can see clearly now
Boat projects are sometimes like a game of ping-pong; back and forth, and occasionally spinning off in unpredictable directions. Last week I got a few more layers of pink styrofoam installed inside the refer box.