Been some time since I updated…

The boat has been in the water now since the end of April. I worked on her in bits n bites, until the heat got too much. July and August, and most of September were a bust, way too easy to end up with heat stroke, as it was running 85-90 degrees below deck. Hell, most of the time I never left my apartment, other than to go to work and get groceries. Even so, heat cramps were a nonstop thrill.

Now that the fall has come, I have about 5 weeks to get  a bunch more done before she comes out of the water again. I hope to get the engine running. I’m still working on the fuel system, and both the AC and DC electrical systems. The steering is apart again, as I can’t get the engine controls in with it all together. I still have to machine the rudder stop, and fabricate the fitting that works with it. Once that is done and the cables are in, I can finish the steering for good. This week I expect.

In the mean time I’ve been roughing in the interior and it is coming together. I no longer have access to 240v power for the welder, so I picked up a new style 110v machine which is tiny, weighs next to nothing and seems to do the job quite well. So I’ll be back at working up the interior fittings again this week. I’m using crap wood plywood for the furnishings. The stuff you get at Home Depot is just that, crap. The materials I salvaged as I took the boat apart are light years ahead in quality. Amazing how people call the steady slide backwards in quality “progress”. I’ve stopped working on the settees, and am concentrating on the electrical panels. I was hoping to spend a few nights aboard before lift out but haven’t get the bunks built yet. Oh well, next year.

No photos at this time, I’ve got a lot of shots of partly completed furnishings and what not but nothing worth showing.