1971 Newport 30 Sailboat
The final piece of the puzzle was put in place today with some help from my friend Viktar: we connected and tested the fresh water pump. With that, fresh water system plumbing is complete! The original plan was perfectly executed in 3 months.
My friend Viktar helped wire in a new outlet.
Installed LED strips on each side of the saloon. Made them hidden close to the deck/hull join, which created great warm ambient light. Love it!
Installed toilet paper holder into the front panel.
Dolphin, wheel, pelican, ship’s bell, sand dollar, and a bikini.
Second to last piece of the puzzle is in. The Shurflo accumulation tank is plumbed in. Only the water pump is left now.
With 2 sets of tiles ready, today was the day to dry fit the entire assembly and figure out the last row. Ended up with 5 custom pieces that will be done next week. Will likely rotate the tiles in the final layout (and need to figure out which one goes where). Teak border is also just FPO right now, needs more work to have smooth edges and better bottom shape.
Tested the water heater and things are working great. Pretty awesome to have hot water on a boat!
Well, after all the hoses and wires were connected the toilet appeared to be dead. As I started troubleshooting, I realized that an inline fuse holder was wired into the +12V wire from the battery but I never actually put a fuse in it! Once that was fixed, we were in business. No leaks, no troubles. Happy!
Picked up the second set of tiles today: an octopus, jellyfish, whale tail, anchor, crab, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Big Dipper pointing to Polaris. Looking pretty good.
