Update: Progress Report Sept. 26th

DJ is making excellent progress on the electrical system. 

The galley/salon and stateroom sub-panels. 

Currently live but nothing hooked up yet.

The old  32v ac transformer and battery charger. 

DJ has now completely removed the old 32v system.

 This is where the 32v DC system was in the engine room. 

The new bilge pump control panel will go here.

 This is where the 32v battery bank used to be.

 The old 32v battery bank removed from the boat

 and ready for recycling.

 Another pile of old wire, speakers and battery boxes. 

Eric posted this comment on Facebook about the old wiring and why it has been removed:
"Much was so old it had cracked insulation or heavily oxidized copper. Some was house grade not marine grade and not safe to use. Some was just very old, original stuff that had been disconnected and left years ago. On an aluminum boat you don't take chances with electricity.

Update: Progress Report Sept.14th

DJ has spent the month of August and the first two weeks of September pulling more old wire and creating new wire runs and wiring up the new panels in the helm and at the stairwell. He's also been moving water heaters around, inspecting future plumbing projects, removing equipment and getting it off the boat. 
And the most irksome task was a war with fire ants! There had been massive amounts of rain and they decided to invade the boat. He finally won the war but it took about a week or so of spraying. The pictures show dead ants piled up where they kept literally coming out of the wood work. Ugh!!

This was in the galley. DJ pulled the fridge out of the way for a few days so he could work.

Once He is through with this panel he will begin hooking up all the systems.

Beautiful Wiring job! 

 Eric built this panel box the day before we left at the end of our month long work trip in July.

 Everything pictured has now been moved off the boat 

and DJ gave the deck a good scrubbing.

 Fire Ants! Horrible things. 

So glad he got to them before they made it inside.