Ethan's Ark

Boat Pix Aug 2007

Home Building the "Theodore Robert" Construction Pictures Boat Pix Aug, 98 Boat Pix Sep, 99 Boat Pix 2001 Boat Pix 2004 Boat Pix 2005 Boat Pix 2006 Boat Pix 2007 Boat Move Sept 2007 Boat Launch Sept 2007

This is the best shot that I have of the complete boat at this stage in the construction. Note the completed bowsprit.

 

Stern Rail installe. Mahogany Bulwark cap.
Aft cabin starboard side. Has bunk/settee/storage in place. Inside the bunk is insulated and the insulation is covered with a piece of white fiberglass sheet. This is the Nav Station wiring. Big 2 gauge wire into buss bars from a 100A breaker. All the various loads that you want to control from the Nav Station are fused and switched in this panel.
Main companionway ladder with main A/C and D/C electrical panels. The white box on the bulkhead is a Xantrex 2500W inverter/130A 12 V charger. On the sole underneath the ladder is space for six Trojan T-105 6V batteries for a total Amp Hour capacity of 660AH. This is the refrigerator Box. Approximately seven cubic feet. four inches of insulation on the sides, and 6 inches underneath. I would have put more insulation, but there just wasn't enough room.
These pictures were taken in August of 2007. Most of the essential systems are in; although not complete. The preparation to moving to the boat yard to step the mast and launch her are underway.

Home Building the "Theodore Robert" Construction Pictures Boat Pix Aug, 98 Boat Pix Sep, 99 Boat Pix 2001 Boat Pix 2004 Boat Pix 2005 Boat Pix 2006 Boat Pix 2007 Boat Move Sept 2007 Boat Launch Sept 2007