Back on a boat

Nick

Oct 20, 2024 — 1 min read

Hello! Moar varnish this week, and buoy was it boring. Also hard to see given it’s clear, but that is the bedroom done. Some new work lights helped, for day-round daylight inside:

Then, lighting. Or at least the wire-y parts… I forgot fuses for the LED strips, so everything up-to that point:

The white thing below is the LED driver, and I made those brackets for mounting it to help dissipate any heat. Followed by fitting the bedroom plug sockets, which make a nice change to the wires hanging out everywhere:

On Saturday I also moved back to the marina, looking after my neighbour’s boat and their cat, Challa, until next June while they’re travelling. 30 seconds from Katona, ideal.

And finally, a plumbing order! I spent awhile perusing the interwebs to find what I’ll need for starting with the bathroom next week…

Until next Sunday!

- Nick

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