(Eric starting the top, single bunk)
Moving right along!
- The A/C ducting is completed, ready for hookup to units and wiring.
- The top, single bunk frame is built and base will be added next.
- There was a rather inaccessible storage locker that is now being made into a front opening cubby, located on the right-hand side of the bottom bunk headboard. Eric cut an access door, built a new bottom shelf, caulked several open seams and then covered the opening at the top of the locker. Next up for this locker will be primer and paint.
Excellent progress on the upper guest quarters!
- The 1/8" plywood skin walls are up over the old damaged walls. After a light sanding they will be ready for primer.
- The side of the bunk has been skinned as well and openings created for an AC vent and access to storage space underneath.
- Eric
is currently constructing the AC ducting boxes. There will be three
out-flows going to the main cabin, the adjoining head and the lower helm
station.
- Other projects also included the
installation of the small water heater in the compartment under the
stairwell, and drilling for plumbing access to install a deck wash on
the bow.
(Eric scraping wall paper adhesive)
We are moving right along in the upper guest cabin!
Progress Update:
- The walls in the cabin have all been scraped! After three days of scraping, Eric pinched a nerve in his back so
Mary finished the rest of the scraping in two more days. It was a lot of
work but had to be done.
- The wall section under the port side window
has been replaced with new plywood. We painted the backs of the panels on this section. The new 1/8" plywood 'skins' do not need any paint and this makes the work move more quickly.
- Two and a half walls have been completed. A pattern is built for every panel, cut and fitted. Then each area is coated with liquid nails caulking, the panels pressed in place, shot with stainless steel staples and then spackling over the staples.
- DJ has removed the smaller water heater from the stateroom closet. This will be installed under the stairwell up forward. It needs a good rinsing first. The brown, sawdust looking stuff alongside in the photo was drained from the water left over after removal.
- The closet is pretty nasty. It will be cleaned after the removal of the old water heater brackets. They are welded in, so will have to be cut. New shelving will also have to be made. There is a lot of potential storage space!
The weather has been far too cold for outside projects needing epoxy, paint or adhesives. We started an inside project and have begun working on the future upper guest quarters (used to be the captains cabin behind the helm station).
As soon as the outside temperature warms up a bit, Eric will be back in the water tanks. He will go back and forth between projects as the weather permits.
Progress Update:
- The overhead in the guest cabin has been prepped and scraped
- The two floor hatches in the cabin have been inspected, prepped and cleaned. Future hatches will be cut to access the ample storage space underneath the floorboards.
- The wall section under the window has been removed to the insulation. There was an ongoing leak in the past but Eric tested the outside area and the leak is no longer there. We believe it was solved when Eric re-caulked the upper bridge deck.
- Scraping of the walls in preparation for 1/8" plywood is now commencing. The old wallpaper paste has dried to a crust and removal is not too difficult.
- The vanity stainless sink was salvaged out of the head and the smoke damage cleaned up beautifully!
- DJ re-installed the power outlet on the back deck, wired the blower fans and installed a new switch.
- The
larger water heater has several new connections installed and is very
close to completion. Once the install is complete, the old system will
be taken off-line and removed.
- The new engine room intake blowers are a big improvement! Quieter, move more air and best of all will run on ships DC system not the generator.
(Eric starting the top, single bunk) 
