Pet Net
Busy day at the boat today which led to a day full of cussing. We started off the day putting netting up on the lifelines. There was a little trial and error, but it went up pretty easy.
Scratch That
So we thought our water tank was water tight…scratch that. It’s leaking. We saw a small drip, drip, drip at the aft corner into the lower bilge. Just what we need – another project.
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.
Sometimes she has her moments
Two inch extruded polystyrene sheet is pretty easy to cut as long as you limit yourself to straight, square angles, but, as I stated in my earlier post, this ice box has very few of those. Carving and shaping the acute angles to fit the curves of the hull with a sheetrock saw and rasp […]
Fridge Box Construction
We’re back down at the boat for another weekend of work. The clock is ticking ’til the condo lease expires in August and we move on full-time. I’m a little stressed to say the least.
More boat show goodies
Since everything metal on our boat is either covered in verdigris or rust we decided to pick up some metal polish while we were at the boat show. More of an impulse buy than a decision, but we knew we needed it as soon we walked past the vendor’s booth.
Ice Box Demolition
Seems like I spend more time tearing things apart than I do putting them back together. Now that we dumped a bunch of money into a new refer system, no more excuses.