Our usual caravan! This year Carter has decided to try out a different dinghy instead of the Boston Whaler. We will be testing out Carter's latest invention using the the old dinghy Carter had set up for Ellen Peterson when she was alive. He has done extensive work to the old boat and we've named it "Spirit of Ellen Peterson" or Ellen for short. This is the boat that inspired the idea solar propulsion for the Archimedes. .
One of Carter's project for the summer was to get his idea for "Ellen" as far along as possible and finish up once we get to Florida.
What is Carter's idea? A flap tracker system, scaled down, of course.
I really like the full length mirror for a door.
After clearing everything out of the mechanical room, Carter decided it was time to spruce this room up with some paint. The shelf looks pretty good right? Sorry I can't say the same for the salon and the stateroom ... where everything went in the meantime.
Some piping for the new A/C unit needed to be done under the galley sink which is located next to the mechanical room so it got unloaded and a fresh coat of paint as well.
While Carter was working on of his projects, I put a fresh coat of paint on the chairs in the "veranda" and then headed back to Tennessee to finish a volunteer obligation.
One of Carter's project for the summer was to get his idea for "Ellen" as far along as possible and finish up once we get to Florida.
What is Carter's idea? A flap tracker system, scaled down, of course.
Carter spent quite a bit of his very little free time working on this project in Tennessee. He repaired the bottom and rub rail, painted it and he continues to detail it now that we are here in FL.
It was raining when we arrived and it rained along with cold weather for quite a while. Obviously, the ramp to the boat had to be completed
Carter decided to concentrate on indoor projects until the weather improved. This included installing an additional water heater, a central A/C system (nice) and several upgrades to our power system wiring. These projects kept him busy for quite a while. But first he finished the hanging locker project we started back in the summer.
I really like the full length mirror for a door.After clearing everything out of the mechanical room, Carter decided it was time to spruce this room up with some paint. The shelf looks pretty good right? Sorry I can't say the same for the salon and the stateroom ... where everything went in the meantime.
Unfortunately you have to make a mess to clean something up.
Some piping for the new A/C unit needed to be done under the galley sink which is located next to the mechanical room so it got unloaded and a fresh coat of paint as well.
While Carter was working on of his projects, I put a fresh coat of paint on the chairs in the "veranda" and then headed back to Tennessee to finish a volunteer obligation.
For the new central A/C system Carter took one of those portable units that you usually run a hose out the window to operate. He bought it at a yard sale in Tennessee for $50 bucks, chopped it up with a Dremel tool, and reassemble it in the mechanical room with a new water cooled condenser coil. Carter admitted it was a little more work than he thought it would be but cools the whole boat really well and it's nice to have that window unit out of the forward hatch that barely got the main salon cool.
Other projects: loaded an additional battery bank, replaced 4 solar panels and replaced chain on the ground tackle. After getting all this done, we washed the boat, Carter launched the Spirit of Ellen Peterson and we departed the marina on December 3rd.
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