Made a new side cover on CNC and trying glow paint to make a fun Newport 30 sign on it.
Side cover panel
Started building table leg base
The table in the saloon needs a base to screw the leg into (can’t put screws into the hull, duh!). Used some leftover teak cutouts from the handrail making to build the starting shape for the 12″ base. Fusion360 helped dial in the sizes, 6 parts give us 60 degree angles for the chuck saw. The inside surfaces are all over the place but they will not be visible anyway so no reason to square that.
Head ceiling light done
Epoxy finally kicked in and the new ceiling light in the head is done. It’s pretty awesome with touch controls, dimmers, and red light option.
Fridge arrived
The new Fridge arrived. Fits really well. This is the Isotherm Cruise 65 Clean Touch Stainless Steel, 2.3 cu.ft., AC/DC
Still need to design and build out the galley shelving around it but it’s good to have it so I can finalize measurements for the panels.
Tile set on mortar
With help from my friend Viktar, made new teak trim and bulkhead to box in the tile area, lined it with HDPE, and set tile on mortar.
Swapped out the tank level gauge
When the new water tank level gauge was wired in it turned out to be dead and showing “Full” all the time, for any level. A new gauge put in today finally shows real water level.
Galley: paper towel holder
New head sink light
Installed CO / LP leak alarm
In prep for testing the fireplace & gas cooking stove, wired in and mounted combo CO / LP leak alarm. Put in 85 Series from MTI.
Final set of tiles is ready
The custom tiles I cut a few weeks back are now ready to go. We’ve added 3 more full size tiles to complete the set. This final set includes: beach umbrella, mermaid cat, kelp, waves, swimmer, fish, looking glass, and a tiny compass rose.
