Headliner and AIS (Patreon)

This week I got the headliner put up over the vberth, installed the AIS transponder, and got the inside of the lockers, freezer area, and the washer-dryer area painted. Good solid progress. 

I've been searching for a cheaper alternative to teak that I can use for the wooden slats in the vberth and trim in the rest of the forward cabin. Previously I've used yellow balau. The color is a good match, but the wood does tend to warp quite a bit. It's proving challenging to find a suitable alternative to teak that's available here in Denmark. If you have a suggestion, I'd love to hear it :) 

In mini Perkins (DIY generator) news. I've ordered the coupling between the alternator and the flywheel (should get here in a month). My mysterious contact at Catapilar/Perkins (he wants to remain annoys) suggested I might want to have the mini Perkins run the watermaker rather than an AC/DC motor. There are some exciting upsides to this. It will be a much more efficient solution (30-40%), and it'll take up less space. He's going to come up with a suggestion for components. That'll be interesting! :) 

I think I'm still on track to move into the forward cabin by the end of the month, but the freezer might end up holding me back. It's supposed to show up next week or the week after that. I've emailed SVB (an online marine store here in Europe) to get a more precise date, but they have not replied to my email. That makes me nervous. I got a quote from a different store that said expected delivery sometime in April. Fingers crossed! I prefer not to start building the freezer area until I've got the freezer. I've got a drawing with measurements, but I don't know how accurate those are. 

I'm off to apply the last coat of paint in the lockers! Oh happy fumes! ;) Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :)