Refit
Batteries
In your home you just flick a switch and power from the local power grid activates whatever you need, we don’t have that luxury. Our power, which we need to run almost everything on the boat, will come from batteries. We want lots of power, or storage, to run our things so we bought HUGE … Continue reading
Fuel Tank Out
We’ve been busy, we are still tearing things out. Actually were in transition mode, we’re at a point where we are tearing things out and installing/building things at the same time. We can’t wait to be done breaking things but every time we touch something we find two other things that need to be fixed… … Continue reading
Refrigeration
Another project of ours is to upgrade the refrigeration. We have a ten cubic foot ice box that we are going to divide into two sections, one freezer and the other will be a fridge. First we will add insulation and then we will install a new refrigeration system. The box is odd shaped to … Continue reading
Wiring etc.
In addition to everything else that needs to be done, we need to remove lots of wiring. Over time people add and remove things but generally leave the wires. There are non functioning instruments, remnants of old electrical installations, the air conditioners have been removed, and all of it was wired to something…or nothing. Yes, … Continue reading
Fuel Tank
This model boat is known for fuel tank leaks. A combination of dissimilar metals, a moist environment, and 33 years of age causes corrosion on the steel tank. Once the tank begins to corrode, small pin holes open up causing leaks. I didn’t think ours was leaking yet but once we dug into it, it looks … Continue reading