aft compartment floor

I decided that it's important to get all the floor supports, below floor tanks and cabin sole finished throughout the boat. Eventually, and hopefully not for a few months, it's going to rain again and I want the cabin closed up. I have a large hole on the stbd side for bringing in 4x8 sheets of plywood. By finishing up all the cabin sole and bulkhead I can close up the cabin sides and make the boat water tight. That being said, the last couple days I've been working long hours making, fitting, and installing the floor support in the aft cabin. (pics it follow) I've got the port side 50% finished and started the stbd side.

The hole in the middle is where my Perkins 4-107 engine and Borg Warner 71C transmission will mount up. Crew berth one on each side.

I know .... short attention span.  Look at the next post.  I did complete the floor supports, I just didn't get the sole layed down.

Shower time

I know one doesn't spend a large percentage of one's time in the shower but it still requires thought so it's attractive and of adequate size. Even a medium size sailboat has to have a shower. Did you ever watch the movie, "Capt Ron"? Here we have a 65ft boat and a shower no big enough to turn around in. Let a lone accomodate two people. (you never know) The last couple days I've been working on the shower stall and the hot water cabinet. A 10 gallon hot water storage tank goes on the shelf. It well be heated via heat exchanger in the diesel stove. Not quite ready to install but tomorrow I hope to fit in the bulkhead separating the shower from the rest of the compartment.

40 year old stantion bases

Today I bought a 12 ton hydraulic press to remove the stantions from the bases they've been in for 40 years. If I can press them out without breaking them I'll use them for the safety rails on the cabin roof. . . . . . Well, 6 of the 10 came out .... the other 4 broke. So much for using them on the cabin top. Oh well, back to my original idea of making all my won stantion bases. Fourteen for the cabin top and 18 or so for the deck, that's one every 5 ft plus the gates and pulpit and stern rail. Thirty-two in all including a couple spares. That's a lot of stantion bases !!!

Fwd Bulkheads

Four sheets of plywood ... two each side for double compartment bulkheads / mast support. I got the first one fit and installed. Sure hold the main bulkhead true. Getting these installed means great progress because now I can start enclosing smaller sections of this compartment. The right side of the picture will be the shower stall. Ya ... a shower on a boat that you can actually use.

Skippers Stateroom

I got tired of chiseling out the old rib in the overhead. Today I fit in the supports and plywood for my berth. Layed a towel on it and laid down. .... cool .... Tomorrow I just might spend the nite on the boat. May 7th .... my first night on the boat. All that's left for the main structure is the front support. I can do that tomorrow no sweat.

What a stack of insulation ! ! !

Went and picked up the insulation today. Forty 2x8 of 1-1/2 Dow DeckMate blue board. That should keep me warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Tomorrow I start cutting and fitting the first sheet. Got a really good deal because the supplier's had it for a long time and was more that glad to get rid of it. ..... There's plenty more if you need some to insulate your boat .... or what ever else it is you have.
I must have look pretty strange driving down the freeway with a 30 inch stack on the roof of my Jeep.

Work Progressing nicely

Picture on the left: Gluing the interior overhead ribs on the coach roof to get the proper bend.

Picture on the right: Installing the overhead ribs. Because of curing time I only set two at at time.

Well, after hitting myself in the head with a hammer a couple days ago, OUCH, while knocking out the old overhead ribs. I installed the first overhead rib in the fwd compartment. I know ... big deal ... well, to me it means progress. I've ordered the insulation and by next week I can start putting it in the overhead between the ribs.