It’s so cold!
SO I finally got a fuel pump, that’s the good news. Meaning I have nearly all the major parts for the heater. It’s a Walbro fuel pump with an added pressure regulator. Sadly though I haven’t done anything for… Continue reading
I do love a bargain…
As most people who know me know. Which is why I’m extremely happy to find this old fuel tank, that is basically the PERFECT FIT! In 316 stainless steel!!!!!! FOR FIFTY DOLLARS!!!!!!!! This is amazing. Needs some cleaning but… Continue reading
A cool blog
One of the two people that inspired me to get a boat and move onto it was Phil Wampold, a guy I used to work with (the other person was the amazing Meredith Lewis). Phil moved onto a boat and… Continue reading
Designing the fuel system for the heater
Fresh from a week-long trip to Ottawa (which helpfully rained freezing rain the whole time and reminded me why I do not live in Ottawa anymore) I have decided my goal is to finally, FINALLY finish the damn heater install. This… Continue reading
Removing the teak hand rails
As part of the effort to track down the mysterious leak over the desk, I’ve decided to rebed the teak hand rails on the cabin roof. The first step was to remove the little teak plugs. The best way I… Continue reading
Installing the downrigger: Mounting
So I snagged a Scotty electric 1106 downrigger during a recent sale because I’m GOING TO CATCH A SALMON ONE DAY DAMMIT and today I had a bit of downtime and decided to mount it. First I used the plastic… Continue reading
Installing the heater Flue part a million – Finishing off the chimney install
So the fiberglass attached backing wood finally dried, and it was time to drill the hole in it! This SUCKED AND TOOK AGES since the wood was really really hard. Eventually, after 3 battery pack swaps, I got through Next,… Continue reading
Installing the heater Flue part whatever: I am bad at fiberglassing
So my plan didn’t work, to build up the lip using marine-tex, so my next thought was to use some wood as the primary platform and build up to it. So I got some pretty sweet free wood from work,… Continue reading