1 step forward 2 steps back 3 steps.....

As normal things go well up to a point... The oven I dismantled , cleaned and then rebuilt inside the boat can't be converted to lpg "doh", which is abit of a bugger but on the brighter side there may be a electric oven in the mists (fingers crossed). Tonight I managed to finish ripping the wheelhouse to bits, and made a section of flooring so I can have it as a lounge. After a quick Hoover up its looking quite smart up there now and just need a bit of carpet and it should feel abit more homely. I also managed to make a good attempt on my plumbing for the bath and only need one more section of copper pipe to finish it. Just the waste to go....

We have a oven !!!!!

Well it's finally happened, I manage to finally squeeze a oven on to the boat, just need to change the jets to convert onto LPG, it was abit of a challenge as I had to strip the cooker down to fit it through the hatch into the boat, i also managed to rip the useless wall down between the bath and the toilet room. And have also started ripping the wheelhouse out so I can turn it into a small lounge/reception room. Big changes are on the way!!!!!

A bath is born......

Well I thought it was about time I get some sort of sanitation on board rather than using other people's facilities, I was donated a bath and a load off plastic and Perspex. So I decided to get abit arty with it all and added some fluro lights I had floating around to make a nice bath install, nearly completed just need a few more pieces to complete and then to plumb it all togther.

A few months ago...

Just before my holiday from the bit I managed to start getting the floor down in the aft cabin and also made a step in the kitchen over the propshaft to hide it all away. I have also vactaned the hull in the aft cabin and am going to be red oxiding and painting in there soon.

It's been a while ......

Well I have had a lapse I'm sorting the boat out for a few months due to life changes etc, etc. but have finally started cracking on again now so watch this space for more updates....

No more drips....

The plumbing is finished for the time being, finally got it leak free and with a good flow.
Well the plans now stand that this weekend I'm going to crack on with making my step and cut out the hatches to keep a eye on the bilges, also going to make under the stairs into a cupboard.
Least the weather is on the up.....

No more holiday (if you can call it that)...

Well today was my final day after 2weeks worth of work on the boat. Back to work tomorrow, but I have finished a few jobs in the last couple of day. The front hatch cover is now re-sealed and I also sealed up around the funnel. The plumbing is almost complete, just waiting on a few parts now then can be connected up and turned on (chewing of finger nails) so hopefully all will be good and I will have fresh water on board. Now going to be on evening and weekends on the boat in between running my garage so jobs will slow up abit but as soon as the aft cabin is clear I will be cracking on getting that painted and the flooring down.

Today's antics....

Today had been a bit of a rounding up lose ends day.
The last 2 sections of flooring have been completed, the bilges have been pumped out and the counter top above the water tank has been removed ready to grind the inlet pipe off ready for the plumbing. I also relocated the main consumer box and 24v transformer down into the engine room so the wheel house is a bit less cluttered. Tomorrows plans are to get the plumbing materials, seal the roof hatch and screw the remaining flooring down, then crack on with running the copper pipes.

Beginning to the (temporary) end....

The plumbing is under way, a lot more difficult then what it looks, but we are getting there. Also got the last two boards in for the kitchen floor and can look forward now to making the step. Also got to get a few leaks sealed up then should be fairly water tight. I have removed the steps today going down into the forward cabin which has free'd up a bit of space.
It's starting to come togther.

Hmmm..

Apologies about the last post, it was from a while ago and has only decided to upload now....... Call me cooky call me wacky....

Sore hands and back....

It's been a busy day, I have finally finished the major grinding jobs. The hole to the aft cabin has been complete ground through, the generator bed has been removed, and the disused tanks have also been removed. I now have a complete run through the boat and have a empty engine room to lay some flooring down. There are only a few jobs left for the grinder now, these being the piece of metal as I go down the stairs, the brackets that hold the tanks with the cupboard underneath and a few lugs and brackets that need taking away.
Also looking forward to getting the scrap away and having space around the boat.