V-berth started, clothing locker finished (Patreon)

Hi guys, 

I've had a lovely productive birthday week aboard Athena. I'm making good progress in the vberth, and I expect to move in at the end of February. 

In super exciting news, the long-awaited flywheel housing for the mini Perkins showed up this week. That means we'll have both the mini Perkins generator and the 180A (24V) alternator on the main engine. That's a lot of juice! And redundancy! For us to NOT be able to generate electricity, our solar panels would have to fail, and two separate diesel engines would have to die. Once I've moved into the forward cabin, I'll get back to working on the mini Perkins. It'll take three weeks for the Bowex coupling to get here, so the timing is pretty much perfect :) 

I didn't mention it in the video, but I've sent out measurements for a quote for new cushions. And I might have a lead on a fabric wrangler that can make a new sprayhood for Athena. I've contacted 12 different places! Most of them never got back to me. Two of them said they were too far away, and the third said they were booked solid until the fall. One guy suggested that because people can't travel, they're spending money on their boats instead. He has never been this busy before. If we can't get one made here in Denmark, I'll try again in the fall when we're in the UK. If that doesn't work, then I'm making it myself ;) 

I'll head over to Athena and take care of the sanding / grinding in the freezer area. I am not looking forward to that! But it'll feel good being able to start painting and varnishing next week :) 

I hope you've had a fantastic weekend :) Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :)