Playing catch-up

The weather's taken a turn for the colder, but fortunately I've managed to get the closing-in of the boat essentially finished and I can now start working on the interior - I've got a small ceramic heater that takes the chill off, making it ok to work and glue down below.

I'm now in the process of fitting the galley and all that entails. The galley cupboards and worktops in themselves are not particularly difficult, but a lot of thought and measuring is going in to getting the various, very simple, systems in place. The Dickinson Bristol diesel stove - the very make and model recommended in the plans - cannot be fitted as stipulated in those same plans. According to the stove specifications, it has to be fitted facing either port or starboard (so the diesel level control system functions in a rolling boat) whereas the plans show it fitted facing aft. As the hard-chined side of the hull slopes in a straight line, this means the stove needs to protrude further into the galley than I would have ideally liked! It'll be fine though - it just has to be that way!

I'm using softwood CLT for the galley cupboards and worktops - the worktops will be covered with Formica. After some research and thought, I decided to use the the CLT as it's locally grown and D3 glued (waterproof, but not for immersion). I considered using CLT bamboo, but in the end decided against it as it's much heavier and is sourced in, and hence shipped from, China.

I've also noticed that I've got a bit behind with posting videos here, so here is a catch-up post;

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