Friday, February 7, 2014

There's a table under there?

Its been nearly 2 years since I had seen this work top cleaned off and it took me the better part of the morning to clear it off and organize all the misc screws and small parts scattered amongst tools and junk. Didn't last long as I needed the flat surface to glue up my foam and 1/8" ply for the refrigerator/ freezer box. The box will go against the outboard hull forward of the stove. I have some vacuum panels as well for the 2 largest sides which will allow a sufficient "R" value in the narrow space. This is not the ideal location, but under the bunk didn't seem practical on a family cruising boat and on the sink countertop would have required front opening doors not top opening. Overall I think it will work pretty well especially with the custom made plates coming from Nova Kool.

Onto the Galley!

So the port hull is; mostly/ pretty much finished with just a bit left to do in the saloon. My goal at this stage is to have the boat at least coastal sailable/ overnightable by late spring. So I can go back and round off a few of the edges next fall on the mooring or piddle away all summer on that stuff if I get delayed. Can't beat the current storage fees! I had to widen the counter are slightly to fit the stove, but it seems to fit well. I ended up with 2 of these stoves and this one is a newer model and just a bit smaller.