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Hi guys!

Yet another week is crossed off the calendar. Now there's only one year and two months until we want to untie the lines. Yikes, this is going to be a busy summer! ;) At least the interior is coming along nicely :) I'm hoping to be able to splash Athena in the fall! 

I'm trying to figure out what to do about the big diesel tank under the cabin sole. Originally I wanted to build a fiberglass tank. Martin thinks I should go with an aluminum tank instead. I don't think aluminum would be a bad choice in this specific situation, but I've never welded aluminum before. I kind of wish I could order a tank and be done with it, but it's way too big to fit through the companionway. The tank needs to be assembled inside of the boat. 

If any of you have ideas for the lockers (cabinets) behind the galley I'd love to hear them :) The challenge is that the faucet is in the way so I can't use a regular old door. It needs to be something that lifts up and out of the way.

In 9 days, I'm heading back to LA to spend two weeks with Ava. It's always crazy busy the last week before I leave. I want to record a little "bonus" vide for one of the weekends I'm there. I think it'll be a video about my small DIY fule polisher. Does that sound like an exciting video?

Speaking of crazy busy, I've got laundry that needs to go in the dryer before one of the other liveaboards get their stuff in there ;) I better go take care of that :) I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend and thank you so much for your support! 

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Sail Life - Galley assembled, insulated and ready for paint - DIY boat project

In this video, I get the bottom half of insulated and ready for paint. Insulation video: https://youtu.be/Ru6xqtb0BcI *** Links *** Sail Life Shop: (Items are shipped from both the US and EU) https://saillifeshop.com/ Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife

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Walter P Foss

I am thinking no drawers or doors for the nook behind the faucet. How about shelving with fiddles? Make the shelves just the right size to hold mugs, plates, bowls. That way you have quick access to the major utensils that you use often. The fiddles can match the wood you are using on the drawer fronts/faces.

Donald Morrison

What occurred to me was a roll-top front. Might add complications to use on a boat (moisture, swelling). Perhaps use fully sealed sections and slide rail.