The best-laid plans... (Patreon)

Hi guys 

Yup, there goes the plan ;) A few weeks back, I came up with a plan for the summer. According to that plan, I was supposed to be done fairing the deck-hull joint today. That didn't happen. My back is acting up, and we've had a lot of rain this week. It's okay; the most important thing is that I keep pushing forward.

Week:
DONE 18: kitchen island?
DONE 19: deck-hull joint sealed? hull damage repair start
PARTIALLY DONE 20: deck-hull joint faired, hull damage repaired
21: Painted hull + portlights + start deck hardware
22: Install deck hardware + start arch
23: Toe rail + dodger install
24: Toe rail + copper coat last areas
25: Arch + activate copper coat
25: Arch
26: heater install
27: heater install
28: Generator install
29: Forward cabin
30: Forward cabin
31: Forward cabin
32: Forward cabin

A quick Perkins 102 update. An awesome guy reached out and offered to do some calculations to see if the sideways load on the shaft is within spec for my little DIY generator. It turns out it's not. It's a good thing I found this out now! Most likely, I'm going to switch to in-line (direct) drive. I did look into that when I started the project, but the only flywheel housing I could find was way too expensive. Apparently, cheaper ones are available in the US (second hand). As soon as I'm done with the exterior projects, I'll get back to the DIY generator project :) 

Tonight (in a few minutes), I'm driving about an hour south of there to pick up more argon (for TIG welding). I want to build Athena's pickup and return fuel manifolds next week, but we're completely out of argon. 

I better hit the road so I can get my hands on that argon :) I hope you've all had an amazing weekend! Thank you so much for your support!