04/05/2012

Here is what the fresh water plumbing looks like throughout the boat. Neat, organized and best of all, easy to find once all the interior is in place.
We've not put the plumbing inline, instead we have a manifold above the tank that allows us to shut down any part of the system if there is a leak or problem without shutting down the boats water system. This is useful when you have kids aboard.

Its for this reason the pipes look like a super highway coming out of the engine room and eventually taper down as it moves forwards where there is less plumbing to deal with.

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03/29/2012

Here are those bulkheads from the previous post in place and the unpainted panels that will be the back of all the cabinets/lockers. The panels are dry fitted in this photo but when finally fitted will be white to lighten up the inside of cabinets.
Its getting cozier as we move along.

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03/21/2012

It took some time to get this bulkhead right, it covers the plumbing for the shower and has to fit perfectly under the keel winch that sits very close to it while allowing it to be removed (the winch that is).
Its now in place.... permanently. Feels good having something in place that doesn't have to come our again.

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02/08/2012

Well, its not the first time she has been in place as it was temporarily used to test the keel, but now the winch is in place and not likely to move for a very long time. It can be serviced in place and I hope the only time I have to remove it is never.

Getting it there was not so easy and we had some clearance issues that forced us to install and remove it twice!

On the very positive side, the vesconite bushes we made to isolate it from the hull work great. Now we can place the bulkhead behind it and close in the plumbing for the shower which is also in place.

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02/04/2012

The pilot house windows have turned out great. Its a job thats been put off for far too long, but now its done. Time to turn our attention to other things.
Just one problem.... need to keep cleaning them.

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02/01/2012

A huge amount of work went into getting to this point... it looks like such a simple job. Nope, more time consuming than one would think. The outside bead is not the only thing holding the glass in, its just eh visible part. This was then smoothed with a filleting tool. Next post the end result.

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