1971 Newport 30 Sailboat
Took some time to fit all the CNCd pieces together. Man, this boat has no straight angles anywhere and all the measurements end up requiring some adjustment when parts are installed. Nevertheless, it call came together today. Not 100% done but only minor fit adjustments left to finalize it.
This is teak from bathroom vanity table cutouts that I kept around for 5 years. Made 3 solid pieces out of it and glued it together for the galley cutting board.
Ordered new doors at TAP Plastics. These look really good. Can’t wait to see it with the LED backlight wired in.
Got the trashcan sliders in place. These will need a bit more adjustment to make the front face perfectly aligned to the opening.
Things are starting to take shape in the galley.
Finally got to the galley storage shelf. Replaced side panel, painted interior light gray, and sanded/stained/varnished teak frame. Also added rubber liner to keep things from sliding around inside.
Next up for it: install LED strip inside, replace old sliding doors with new semi-transparent panels, and mount it securely.
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.
Performed the first test of the pluming by connecting a hose to the city water inlet. Almost everything worked just fine. So awesome to have faucets in the galley and head working! A few leaks showed up but I think all of them can be fixed with adding plumbers tape. Off to a good start!
