The stairwell is transformed! The small locker doors are varnished and will be installed at a later date. Everything has been coated with 2 layers of Kilz primer. We will not be painting this area until after the wood shop is built. We will be having to carry a lot of wood, supplies and tools through here and do not want to risk scraping the final paint job.
Eric and Mary are now back in Florida and hope to return to the boat soon. DJ is remaining with the boat and will continue with the electrical system and other jobs.
This was the entrance to the stairwell when we first began working on the boat in March. It was known as 'The Black Hole' and had a powerful smoke smell from the fire damage.
What a difference!
Under the bunk in the captains' cabin has been cleaned and is ready for Kilz primer. The walls still need to be cleaned and scraped, 'cubby' lockers built in, a bench seat added under the window and a few more modifications in the head.
The cleaning under the counter and the floor have been finished in the bathroom up forward. Ready for kilz and paint. The flooring is granite tile. The two photos below show the bathroom and head before we started working on the boat in March. Incredible difference!
DJ's new electrical panel in the lower helm.
All ready to begin wire connections.
2 A/C units that were in the engine room. They have been removed and sold for funds toward supplies.
DJ pulled the fridge away from the wall in the galley and pulled up more flooring to get to the wiring and plumbing. A lot of this will be removed and simplified. There is a lot of heavy copper tubing under the flooring that will be recycled and the funds used for supplies.
