Ceilings and walls for the ship

11133895_963468850338278_3254103374777561524_oThis month's motto is: Wood for the ship! A large delivery of wooden panels arrived on Tuesday, which we are using to clad ceilings and walls. That means:

  • Paint 150 square metres of wood with linseed oil
  • then sand smooth by hand
  • then prime
  • then delete

I'm very pleased that a team of several people from the USA is coming to help on Saturday. I'm expecting things to really get moving then. Pictures to follow.

One of the team is a qualified welder. This is a huge gift, because two portholes still have to be fitted below deck and this involves a lot of burning and welding work.

Fortunately, wood is not super expensive, but it still adds up to quite a bit of „wood“. If you'd like to help pay the bills, I'd be delighted. Gladly via Betterplace. then that's a big step forward. Once the ceilings and walls are done, we can turn our attention to the next items on the to-do list until completion - perhaps in the summer:

  • Connecting the washing machine :-)
  • Installing the hot water storage tank
  • Install heating
  • Kitchen in the main room
  • Finish derusting the decks and paint them several times
  • Building furniture for the deck
  • Installing the stairs to the bedrooms
  • Finish the shower
  • Lay gas
  • Laying cork flooring
  • Installing doors
  • Finalising the guest bunks
  • Building a guest kitchen
  • Wheelhouse windows
  • Fitting lamps
  • Install solar panels
  • 1001 odds and ends
  • Find a berth and bring the ship there
  • Celebrate the inauguration

 

 

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