I'm 98% done fairing the hull. I expect to be painting in the not too distant future :) This week I also got coppercoat applied to few remaining areas on the hull. Oh yeah, and all the galley trim is now ready for varnish.
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I'm very close to being done fairing the deck hull joint. There were a few rainy days this week. I took advantage of that and made some progress in the galley.
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This week I got a lot of smaller projects checked off my to-do list.
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00:20 Two layers of fairing compound applied to the deck-hull joint
00:32 Granny bars installed
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This week I got my custom gimbaled stove installed and made a glorious frozen pizza. I also got the galley diesel tank hooked up and put the kitchen island back in place.
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This week I check finally get the fiberglass dodger installed aboard Athena. I also weld the fuel manifolds and get the stove area primed. A good week!
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In this video, I build a prototype for the new fridge, do a bunch more fairing and assemble the first two windows for the fiberglass dodger.
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This week I glassed the deck-hull joint on my 38 ft sailboat.
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This week I build the kitchen island that's going to house our fridge and take care of all the sanding on the hull.
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Join me aboard Athena as I install a new 215L plastic diesel tank from Vetus. Also, I finish the cabin sole and give a quick update on the upcoming deck-hull joint project.
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Join me aboard my sailboat Athena as I manage to f-up building a DIY generator. Also, Athena now has an exotic pole in the galley.
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I get started on a 9 kW DIY diesel generator and take a short break from that to make a template for the vanity in the head. Ava's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDbiWmgE2MDoZdZLGDHcGg
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I'm back in Denmark. In this video, work continues on the sink cover and I build a toilet paper holder doohickey.
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Live update: This video was recorded over the last couple of weeks. I’m with Ava in LA right now. The travel ban was announced a few hours after I arrived here. I have no idea when I’ll be back in Denmark. All is up in the air right now.
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In this video I get started building Athena’s new head (bathroom).
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In this video, I get the bottom half of insulated and ready for paint.
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In this video, I build a DIY boiler for hydronic heating aboard my sailboat Athena.
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I get started building Athena's new galley. Also a short update on the AC generator project.
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I hinted at a surprise last week ... ... ... SURPRISE :D
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DIY gimbaled stove is done and the new sink is ready to be installed in the head.
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Athena got her new 80L (13 gal) holding tank.
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Athena’s new head finally got here! A Marine Elegance from Raritan.
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A quick look at the progress made in 2019 aboard my 38 ft sailboat Athena.
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A short introduction to what I’ll be working on in 2020 and cleaning up the laminated doorframe from last weekend’s video.
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