Here is a picture from my head plumbing. A free dozen donuts to the first person that can explain all the features of my Rube Goldberg-esque design. I went a bit overboard with this but then a little excess creativity is bound to crop up somewhere in any boat project. The panel is in the basement getting painted so some of the hoses/pipes are just in there temporarily as they need to pass through the panel to the actual toilet and holding tank which is located on the other side of the right hand bulkhead (under the V-berth). I also removed the intake lines as they just clutter up the picture and don't add much. I haven't rigged up the vent lines either.
Here is the icebox in mid construction. I need to put in the inner liner but the cold and the lack of time has slowed me down.
Yes, that icebox is rather small. I forgot about the necessary insulation on the top somewhere in the calculation process so the total height of the icebox is around 13 inches. It goes back about a foot before it slopes up following the curvature of the hull. The width is about 11". The total capacity is about 1.5 cubic feet. The whole enclosure is lined with tinfoil and then plastic sheeting and then the insulation. I plan on lining the interior with plywood and a couple of layers of fiberglass.
While it is small, I justify it because I have never had an icebox on a boat before so I don't know what I am missing and I never developed a boat menu that needs much refrigeration. I expect the icebox to be used mostly on short weekend trips and to hold milk for my coffee on the longer trips. I also have plans for a cool, teak lined cheese locker in the bilge for added cool area storage. If I really want more I can add a portable cooler to my inventory. An icebox by the galley would be nice but easy access to the A4 is even more important to me.
My V-berth area.
It looks almost the same as before I ripped it out. Underneath houses a stainless 28 gallon water tank (as per original) with enough room for another 20 gallons in bladders or whatever if I really need it on top of the water tank. On the port side is my 16 gallon holding tank. There are other pictures around here of those tanks. (I LOVE those tanks!) I also lowered the forward end of the V-berth about three inches to bring them more into level. The black stuff on the sides is some 1" closed cell foam insulation. I will add more above after I decide what I am doing with my toerail. I will probably cover the insulation with some sort of fuzzy auto/marine interior liner. The black splotches are from where the insulation came into contact with the V-berth while I was growing increasingly intoxicated by the contact cement used to secure the insulation. The sections of insulation were big and floppy and I was getting clumsy. I will clean that up sometime.
Finally, my settees have been replaced.
Underneath I glued in insulation and then covered the insulation with 0.25" plywood (with several stringers interspersed along the hull). The forms you see will be mini-bulkheads to define the settee backs. The settees will be a narrow 20+" which is enough for me to sit, provides a maximum amount of storage behind, and is just adequate for sea berths.
And just in case you missed it, Here is my current inventory of AWAB clamps. I have probaby used three boxes already. Now let's see, at $20-25 a box...
That is it for show and tell today.
-Britton
