Bulkhead template :) ...and yet more glass (Patreon)

I can feel it! I can feel myself getting more and more motivated for each hour that passes. I've seen this happen on each of the big projects (deck rebuild, osmosis treatment, etc.). I was starting to wonder when it would happen this summer, but it did! 

My recent bump in motivation might be a combination of the bulkhead template and our spiffy 5-year (10 steps) plan. Ava and I spent a day coming up with an overall plan for the next five years. That might sound simple, but it gets a little complicated with me being a Dane and her an American. For instance, say we wanted to spend 6 months in Denmark living aboard Athena. Sounds like a pretty straight forward plan right? Oh, no, no, no. Ava would not be allowed to stay in Denmark even after we're married because the government would require us to live in an apartment or a house with a minim of 20 sqr meters per person. Okay, how about spending three months in Denmark (maximum visa duration) and then heading to a neighboring country like Norway, Sweeden or Germany? Sound like a great plan, but no. Ava would not be allowed to stay inside the Schengen area for more than three months. That area covers most of Europe and to reset the counter (be allowed to stay another three months) she would have to first leave the Schengen area for three months. And the list goes on and on. 

TLDR; We have come up with a plan for us to start cruising in roughly a year and a half. The plan has us spending one winter in the UK before crossing the Atlantic. I might go into more detail in an upcoming video or live stream :) 

Back to Athena. The plywood should arrive Wednesday. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to get the new bulkhead tapped in place next weekend. I would also like to get the new cabin sole fitted on the starboard section. That would allow me to move my tools and epoxy over there while working on the port side.