Very cool and very cold! (Patreon)

Merry Christmas / happy holidays, guys!

Last week I finally got heat aboard Athena. This week I got refrigeration! A super spiffy CoolBlue holding plate setup from Technautics. A giant thank you to Ben for the holding plate and for sorting out everything with Technautics. Thank you so much, Ben! :) 

Install was a breeze. I'm super excited to get the speed of the compressor dialed in and start using the fridge! I wish I had another fridge aboard to make a power comparison. It would be cool to compare my DIY fridge box and CoolBlue system with a "store-bought" refrigerator. 

Today I got a little head start on next week. I cut the plywood for the shower wall. The boat was bouncing around a little bit. It's gusting up to 48 knots, so I called it quits kind of early. Fortunately, the wind should be back down to 20 knots tomorrow. I've got next week off from the pesky day job :) That means lots of time for DIY! Here is what I'm hoping to accomplish (I'm not sure all of it will be in the video). 

1) Paint the bulkhead at the nav station (1 x primer, 3 x undercoat)

2) Mount: Chartplotter, VHF radio, NMEA multifunction display. 

3) Hookup NMEA 2000 network and the above electronics

3) install shower wall

4) mount winches in the cockpit (so I can order the new sprayhood). 

5) Build a wooden 1:1 scale prototype of the solar arch to figure out the solar panels

5) Figure out the freezer area in the forward cabin

6) Test the fit of the brackets for the toe rail (picked them up last week)

I would also like to make my traditional "year in review" video to sum up all the progress made during the last year. Those are usually time-consuming but fun to make. I'm so excited for next week! It's going to be so much fun! :D 

Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :) Happy Holidays / Merry Christmas :)