Jane is back at work but I'm able to continue boat work all day.
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Jane is back at work but I'm able to continue boat work all day. Been framing for the panel that will protect the fuel and hot water pipes from the Refleks going aft.
At the same time I've tidied the inboard edge of the bulkhead between the old navigation area and the corridor. It should be quite a lot stronger too. We are planning to have a curtain here to our aft cabin (at least for the moment, a door one day, maybe). -
I'm using fireboard to protect all the timber from heat.
The whole outboard area behind the framing will be set-up for drying/airing clothes. I'm thinking of using louvred panels and doors with very open shelves.
We should even be able to get a chimney fan to blow warm air into the area (or down the corridor or to the galley). -
Scary moments. Making the hole in the coachroof for the chimney. This is the inner size, now got to make it bigger for the heatshield.
BTW, yes, deliberately not positioned at the pencil mark
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Very reassuring to see the as new condition of the coachroof deck core (the coachroof is the only place with a cored deck on our 1977 Rival 38 centre cockpit)
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The dry fitted chimney through deck fitting.
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The chimney route is starting to come together.
There are going to be "guardrails" to protect us from the hot chimney.
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I've hit a problem. The old lengths of chimney that we got included with the used Refleks stove are a different, incompatible 70mm diameter to the new parts. I can't get them to join together.
I think I'm going to have to buy 2 short lengths of chimney pipe and one 45° corner. Really frustrating when I have enough length, the difference is almost enough as if they switched from measuring internal to external 70mm -
Dry fitted an extra handhold post. Will be part of what keeps us away from the chimney as well as generally useful.
At some point might upgrade from cheap cls timber to be smaller diameter for easier grip.
Despite camera distortion it's upright within 0.3°
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Since on a boat things can fly everywhere, I'd place a mesh pipe around the stove pipe, like the protections of big truck mufflers.
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@GustavinoBevilacqua there is a designed for the job heat shield available. I just need to work out what length and how to handle the corners.
But I think we still want to avoid grabbing at that by mistake.
https://refleksheaters.eu/product/70mm-protect-cap/?attribute_length=0%2c5+meter -
137 € for 1 meter???
I was thinking of just a piece of very thick chicken wire, with a couple of collars to keep it 5 cm away from the stove pipe…
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@GustavinoBevilacqua that price is definitely one reason I haven't ordered it
I also want to see how we can fit fans that clamp to the chimney. -
Also dry fit of the handhold that also ensures the galley extension doesn't sag if you climb on it.
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Now trying to gain popularity with Jane by fitting a floor (supports will be permanent, temporary actual floor on top) before she gets back. Will make access to the aft cabin a lot easier.
Note we are using thicker sole boards so existing supports need adjusting. -
For the first time in a couple of years we have a (temporary) floor in what was the navigation area. We can now walk to our aft cabin
