Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, February 19

We continue to work feverishly completing projects so we can shove off by March 1st.  Carter cut the masts down above the panels, finished installing and fine tuning all of the linear actuators and then cut the posts on the superstructure down low to convert them into handrails. 


Carpenters have plumb bobs...sailors have plumb buoys! 
It works! 
We are confirming that the panels are inside the gunwhales in the down position.  This will be important when going through locks.


All the linear actuators are installed and functioning!  But Carter still has to wire the switches. It never seems to end!


Carter cut down the posts from the original canopy structure to make handrails for the deck.


And here is how it turned out.  The idea is to take the 4x4's from the gangplank to the boat and use those as the rail for a place to store them.  Then whenever we tie up to bank along the shore like we are now, we'll have them.   We spread the slats out in the cockpit as wood flooring and that will be where we store them.

Today, I'm going to work on staining all the new construction and Carter is working on prepping and  painting the sundeck. Tomorrow will be an exciting day as we have an appointment to get new flooring installed in the galley! The carpet that looked so good when we installed it is getting tired and was only meant to be temporary anyway. Yea! Cherry flooring! Pictures will be coming when that project is complete.
 
I can't have a post without my wildlife photo.
Yesterday, I caught a couple of manatees cruising across our bow.
Cool photos I think.
 

 

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