The last few weeks have been very busy! The forward guest head is almost completed, new sump pumps have been installed in the bilge, old plumbing removed in several places and new wiring run for the pumps. The manifolds, pumps and wiring backbone of the fresh water system is now in place and ready for the next phase of the plumbing project which entails installing new connections to fixtures.
Work has also resumed in the Captains cabin now that its a touch cooler. Eric will continue finishing up projects up forward but will also begin work on the captains cabin and Navigation helm.
A few side projects continue which involve cleaning recycled parts, cleaning and sorting two large bins of wire and sorting fasteners. All necessary jobs.
Sanding the lower cabinets in the forward head.
Ready to prime but first a base needs to be built around the plumbing.
Installing cleats for the base.
Building the cabinet base. Like most boat work it's all angles and tapers.
New ceiling for the forward head.
Installing trim in the forward head.
Overhead up, A/C vent installed and new trim ready to be primed.
Priming the cabinet interiors.
Primed and painted, beautiful job Eric!
Painting the forward head.
We salvaged the doors and drawers for the forward head.
Pretty nasty from the fire.
Eric sanding the doors
Eric sanding the black, smoke stained drawers.
They came out great.
Eric sanded and polished the smoke-stained solid surface counter top. Its a beautiful pale blue!
Caulking seams in the forward head.
Getting ready to install the box that the pumps will be mounted on in the aft state room section. Makes for very accessible access!
Running new wire for the pumps.
The new wire harness ready to be run.
Ready to be hooked up!
The old plumbing in the background will be going away.
DJ does beautiful work!
DJ working on plumbing.
The new fresh water supply manifold ready to be installed. This is the water heater closet and our current 10 gallon water heater will be temporarily installed here.
More plumbing progress in the engine room. The backbone of the new potable water system going together.
Removing wall paper in the captains cabin.
Removing old FRP shower panels in the captains cabin.
This job was a bear!!
Eric cleaning up and polishing smoke damaged LED lights that will be going on the bridge.
Mary sorting fasteners.
Polishing smoke-stained drawer pulls.
Tool storage underneath the guest stateroom bed. We have a lot of old fashioned, non electric woodworking tools that will be going with us from Eric's old boat building days.
