Here's the list.... for every item completed, two more are added!! Below the list are pictures of ongoing projects
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Head
Bolt toilet down
Shower?
Propane
Run outside
Move sniffer
Fasten tanks (order 1 tank)
Paint deck access
Build watertight box for valve connections
Engine / Eng room
Overheating problem – check freshwater loop, clean/fix heat exchanger
Hook up manual bilge pump
Install new bilge pump
Change oil and fuel filters
Starter problem
Alternator wire to battery #2
Engine riser?
Replace fuel feed line
New fuel bladder??
Stuffing box – inspect & repack as needed?
Alternator – repair tach wire
Engine control /fuel control cables – replace
Cutlass bearing – check and replace?
Propeller – replace?
Electrical
Finish drawing of electrical system
Wire fuses and battery connections, new buss bar
Hook up/fix battery monitor
Install radio/solar/vhf power panel
Install solar panel – finish wiring, install panel
New house batteries?
Install rest of fans (3 more)
Finish install of LED lights – aft nav light, cabins?
Canvas / upholstery
Deck access cover
Propane line/solar panel wire cover
Sheet bags
Dingy cover
Mattress covers
Order new seat cushions for main cabin (including new fridge area seating)
Fridge
Finish framing, paint, install insulation, put in fridge, install marine plywood lids
Run electrical wiring with fuse and on-off switch / 120v option?
Finish seat back and shelving option
New lights over seat
Plumbing
Run new water hose (Galley and Head)
Run new cockpit drain hose
Sails
Order furling sail
Deck / Hull
Install ports (6 more to go)
Boat name- install
Dodger?
Bottom paint / boot stripe?
Change outside zincs
Teak – sand down, wash with salt water
Bonds in forward stateroom – glass over
Rudder stuffing box – check
Small hatch in main cabin for ventilation???
Chainplates – replace and rebed
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Feb, 2011 - Solar panel is in!!! nice to have some free electricity. Here's the pics:
View from the ground
Here it is, sits on top of the davits. Power cable(white) runs down left side in the pic (starboard davit)
My homemade panel, with solar charger on bottom left reading 13.99 volts...it works!! The other stuff on the panel: Stereo, VHF, inverter control panel, (2) 12v plugs for accessories, and the empy hole is for the battery monitor.
Mar 2011 update: Now some electrical work, which started a few months ago. The power panel with the VHF, solar, stereo, etc (pictured above) needed to be put in, but also fuses for all the systems since nothing was fused before. Here's the fuse set up, with a battery combiner in the middle (Black box with yellow straps), which allows the start battery to be charged when the solar has topped off the house batteries. Still a few more wires to connect....
All the old gel batteries were bad, up to ten years old, and very finicky about being charged. So I switched to golf cart batteries (6 volts each, so two make up one 12v battery). Benefits are they are cheap, have a lot of amps, and are not picky about being charged.
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This winter's project is a new fridge/freezer. The old one, seen in the picture below, was 120v only, took up huge amounts of space, and the compressor heated the cabin up in the summer to unbearable levels - even for us thin skinned, tropics-loving people. So to cool the cabin (besides putting in ports that actually open!) and save on energy, we're putting in 12v fridge and freezer. Plus, the area will become a seating/sea berth, giving us more options. Here's the old setup:
The orignial layout
Gutted area, with insulation(pink stuff) to see how the new fridge will fit. You can still see some of the old insulation stuck to the side of the hull
New fridge framed out (cutout by galley will have door to fold down, making a sea berth)
filled in with marine plywood
first draft of back rest added. Cushions will cover all except the vent (far right)
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Now the end of Feb 2011, here's where we are- I've added teak veneer and stained it to match the teak, finished the back seat and the top opening up (behind the seat) to provide more storage. Next will be painting and seat cushions, finishing the door opening on the right that turns the seat into a bunk, and a grill over the fridge vent section (covered by a white plastic bag in this pic).
20 Mar 2011 Update on fridge:
All the woodwork is complete, needs to be painted. Here are a few pics, with storage opened (left side and behind seat back) and fridge open:
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The first winter, the big project was the head and holding tank. We had an old Lectra San system, that once again required huge amps to run, didn't really run, and still put junk into the water. Plus the toilet needed all new valve and a good cleaning, and the word on the street (internet) was that these toilets needed constant attention to keep working. We'll, I don't want to spend all my time on toilets once we start cruising, and the writing was on the wall as far as how long the Lectra San was going to be legal in some areas.... so a new toilet and holding tank (there wasn't one previously) needed to be installed so we could do local cruising.
Enter the Lavac. I read a few people's blogs about their install, and decided I too could do this. The simplicity of the system and ease of repair were the big draws for me. There is no perfect sytem out there, but this thing had what I wanted.
Enough of the words, on to the pictures...
The gutted area with the first new hose up through the floor on the left
The tools of the trade... it was cold out, so the heater was key
The holding tank.. it barely fit through the workroom door. The space's previous occupant was a defunct hot water heater (120volt monster). This space is opposite the head area, known as the workroom, and the pumpout is directly through and above the bulkhead behind the tank.... the less distance to the sucker-outer the better.
The semi finished head. Vented loop is above the pump (out of the picture)
Tested this setup, it works great. No issues so far after a year.
