These are the boxes that form the frames around the port lights. As the title implies they are not really square, but more of a parallelogram in shape. Each set of port frames has a slightly different angle that was determined by following the line of …
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Some engine room work
Felt like a break from working with wood for a while so I did a little work in the engine room. I cut some lift-out panels in the deck plates so that we can access the keel cooler and other plumbing without pulling up the whole panel. I finished insta…
Forward sub-floor fit up
On Saturday, Sam and I spent some time on the boat installing the tank hold downs. Then on Sunday,Sue and I fit up the plywood sub floor in the forward part of the main cabin. As in the rest of the boat, the framing under the floor forms the supports f…
Forward tanks and sub-floor framing
Installed the forward tanks (1 grey water, and 2 fresh water) and began work on the forward floor framing. As in the aft cabin, the tanks are 3/8′ wall, roto-molded polyethylene from Plastic-Mart in Southern California. They sit in a “tray” built up ou…
More main cabin floors
More work on the main cabin floors this weekend. This is where the galley, sitting room, Sams cabin, forward head, etc will be located. Its a pretty big area and there are some floor elevation changes due to the tankage and the way the boat sweeps up t…
Starting Main Cabin Floors
With the aft cabin floor finished, we are moving on to the main cabin. Began some basic framing and lay out work this week. Our friend, John Simpkins came down from Seattle for a visit so we put him to work. He brought some damp northwest weather with …
Finishing aft cabin sub-floor
Finished the aft cabin sub-floor with all access hatches cut and framed out. With everything “glued and screwed”, the floor in the aft cabin has really stiffened up and feels very solid to walk on. This area was a challenge because there wasn’t much ro…
Aft cabin sub-floor
Moving on to the aft cabin floor now… same drill as the passageway floor but a little more complicated with more hatches and a black-water tank below deck. installed the tank and began framing up for the hatch coamings. Need to decide exactly where a…
Engine room/passageway bulkhead and subfloor
I’ve been working on finishing the engine room/passageway bulkhead and passageway subfloor for the past week or so. This is a key part of roughing out the interior as the passageway floor supports and the are anchored to this bulkhead. The top of this …
