Headliner progress

16 February 2016

Serious progress has been made by my nephew on the headliner and LED light installation.  Of course we continue to get in his way and require much of it to be pulled down for our other work, but it is starting to look good.

Bed lifts and a surprise

16 February 2016

Installed electric lifts to access storage under the beds.  Simple system using inline skate wheels with two electric linear actuators from Frigelli.  The surprise came when the storage area underneath the bed storage was opened and found full of water.  Initially alarming, it was determined that the front of this area is the bulkhead separating it from the chain lockers.  The chain locker drain was plugged filling the locker above a horizontal seam and leaking into the storage area.  The drain became covered by a rubber chain pad and allowed debris to plug the drain.

Area underneath the bed storage after draining showing bed lift

Area underneath full of water

BBQ and propane cabinet

01 February 2016

A cabinet for the Magna grill, propane tanks, and some additional storage was fabricated from PVC sheet - both solid and expanded PVC board.  Installation includes dual propane tanks with auto-selecting propane plumbing and automatic off solenoid in case of a leak.  Enclosure will also spill toward the side scupper on the other side of the staircase in case of a leak.