Refit
Still At It!
It’s been a few days since our last update but we’re still at it. We’ve been working almost every day and by the time we get home we’re pretty tired. Can’t thank Tanya’s Father Bob enough for all the help. Actually we have had help from so many people we have lost count. We are … Continue reading
Minor Construction
We have been building supports for the batteries and generator, cleaning up a bit and painting. The boat never had a generator and the batteries are much larger so everything has to be custom built to fit. Whenever we have a chance we are cleaning up the compartments, priming and painting. Another shot of the … Continue reading
Hatches and Paint
We’re replacing all the hatches, but before we can install the new hatches we have to clean up the edges (nothing matches) and paint. Tanya has been busy ripping out the hatches: Where’s the smile? …she has them all out! We received the paint…guess we have to paint now…
Installing
We are installing things, sort of. We want to reposition things so we are making mock ups to see how or if they will fit. We are moving the water heater from under our bed out to the cockpit locker, the generator will go right behind it. Both of these will go up through the engine/fuel … Continue reading
New Engine
We ordered a new engine, a Beta Marine 60. The BM 60 is a Kubota based engine and ours will have a Velvet Drive 71C transmission. This is what it will look like: Beta 60 (BV2403) We’ll take pictures when we receive and install it.