Goodbye to Grasshopper.

Our part of the build was completed at the beginning of December. The bathroom was finished, the stove was finshed in the open plan lounge for the customers to furnish. The kitchen was ready for installation of units.
The boat was lifted onto a truck and taken down to its mooring in Cambridgeshire.

Bathroom

The maccerating toilet is installed and the washing machine is in place. The quadrant shower is tiled brick pattern with pale blue crackle glazed tiles, which looks lovely against the oak.

The stove

We have started installing the stove today. It's placed on a fireproof sheet, with a steel hearth underneath. The walls behind the stove will be also be protected with fireproof sheeting and then covered with marble tiles. Here is an image of the stove.

Flooring

The customers have chosen a really solid engineered oak floor which is hard wearing and substantial. This is laid throughout the boat.

Next job, bulkheads

The bulkheads are installed with solid oak posts. We have machined eleven posts, each with one of nine specific profiles to fit where they are required, for example, at the corner of a construction or as part of a doorway. These will slot into the floor and up into the ceiling providing a structural support to build walls onto. The finished walls are oiled or painted.

Engine installation

The engine installation is nearly complete. Photos to follow...

Central heating

We are putting four radiators along the starboard side of the boat, plus a heated towel rail on the other side in the bathroom. The plastic pipes are clipped along the floor and will be joined to the radiators with copper pipe.