Archimedes Project: January 29, 2013

We continue working on our projects and are making some serious progress. Carter has installed all actuators on the main array. It's REALLY COOL! Now we can track the sun on our port, starboard, or directly overhead. This will more than double the amount of electricity we can collect while underway. I finally got the walls in the head prepped and ready for paint. Carter immediately picked up the paint brush and layed on a first coat. It looks good!

He has to finish the work on the sundeck and then he'll come below and start working on the salon project. Now that my part of the head is complete, except for putting it all back together, I will get back to my sewing projects. I still need to finish the cover for the instrument panel in the cockpit and I am going to create new cushions and covers for the salon out of one of the beds we took out. Repurpose the old mattress (which was foam btw). From there the list goes on and on for sewing projects. :-)

I really do hate paint prep but it sure does look nice when complete.

Talk about bright white!

Nice and clean.
(This next picture was taken before the bottom 1/2 of the wall was painted.)

Meanwhile ... outside...

A view from the cockpit underneith the sundeck.

Carter is getting ready to install the next actuator on the port side.

View from the bow to stern. All actuators are installed.

And finally, a view looking at the center array tracking toward the starboard side and the forward array tracking to the port side. There will be 4 more panels laying flat on the sundeck...in just a few more days now for the full 5 kW.