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Most our work on the boat the last few days centered on painting the beadboard planking that will be the overhead finish throughout the boat. Seemed pretty simple in theory… about a hundred and forty 12 foot boards to be primed and finished then cut …

Shore power is now operational so I was able to make the final hookups for the inverter and power everything up. Happy to say that everything is working as it should. Shore power is run through an isolation transformer which was pretty simple to set up…

Back to electrical… House batteries are now installed and wired together to form one big house bank. The cable that connects the batteries is 4/0 which is about the size of a garden hose. Fortunately I had the use of a huge ratcheting crimper for ins…

These pictures show the completed fuel transfer system. At first glance it looks quite complicated but that is mostly due to the fact that, in order to keep all our tankage below decks (lots more interior room that way) we ended up with six storage tan…

Sue and I finished up the overhead nailers in the forward part of the boat. Pretty much the same deal as the aft cabin, the fwd ceiling nailers are made up of two stripes of 3/4 ply and are formed to the curve of the overhead. Should look very nice whe…

Another diversion from mechanical systems work… We decided that we needed a comfortable place to sleep overnight when working on the boat so I built the bed frame and installed the mattress in the aft cabin. When it comes to boat interiors, every inc…

Back to the wheelhouse… we completed the first section of the passageway overhead, which is also the foundation for the settee in the wheelhouse. Since we have a 90 degree winding stairway from the wheelhouse to the lower decks, we thought it would b…

We are trying to stick to projects that will make the boat operational for our launch which will hopefully happen sometime this year. So in that spirit, I have been working on the exhaust system. By coincidence, we are working on installing a new exhau…

Had a productive week on the boat… Lots of pictures so I’ll keep the text short. started on partitions and house battery foundations in the passageway. Put up the curved nailers for the overhead in the aft cabin. I’m trying to get the aft cabin rough…

Engine room is basically finished as far as insulation and covering. We have 1/2″ Armaflex sheet covered with 2″ rigid mineral wool board and faced with aluminum jacket material. Came out pretty nice looking and should be bright and easy to clean. Now …