Rikki-tikki-tavi... The Bow Stringers & Galley

I have finished the bow stringers and am getting ready to epoxy down the deck. I've primed the head area and finished all the plumbing forward of the bulkhead you see with the square cutout. There are five Y-valves and two throughulls. I used rigid PVC for venting and the pumpout. We will be able to direct the flow, so to speak, in many ways. The holding tank is a very large thirty gallons.

We'll have the option of either electric flush with a macerator pump, or manual flush using a Henderson diaphragm pump. The head is a Lavac, a vacuum-type MSD.

I've inserted some plastic tubes in the overhead for wiring the recessed lights in the head. You can also see the holes in the bulkhead where the staysail chainplate will be bolted.



	I have finished the bow stringers and am getting ready to epoxy down the deck. I've primed the head area and finished all the plumbing forward of the bulkhead you see with the square cutout. There are five Y-valves and two throughulls. I used rigid PVC for venting and the pumpout. We will be able to direct the flow, so to speak, in many ways. The holding tank is a very large thirty gallons. We'll have the option of either electric flush with a macerator pump, or manual flush using a Henderson diaphragm pump. The head is a Lavac, a vacuum-type MSD. I've inserted some plastic tubes in the overhead for wiring the recessed lights in the head. You can also see the holes in the bulkhead where the staysail chainplate will be bolted.

		Working on the foredeck seams...
Meanwhile, the galley area is progressing. We've applied high density bulletin board cork to the cabin sides and to the hulls above the seats. Most areas have the finish paint. Drawers are in- no table yet. The burner you see is a propane BBQ side-burner. I have two and plan to disassemble them and use the parts to create a two-burner cooktop. The oven above we harvested from an older diesel stove we bought on eBay; resold the cooktop on eBay too. The buyer said it worked great! I am converting the oven to propane. Our little microwave will go below in the open space.