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That’s right, I’m missing in action today – a rare full day off to care of personal things like taxes and my annual physical. I’m pretty sure they will be able to survive without me but I still feel
a bit guilty about not being in my usual spot. Since I won’t be there this morning I can’t show much in the way of what is going on but instead have other items to offer.
From the DIY Guy:
As I mentioned yesterday, the guy who bought the GB46 is pretty handy and has some great ideas. Yesterday he was installing a central vacuum system in the boat. We had done full full blown systems but he found a nice little self-contained system that would fit nicely below the settee. You can see more about this system at the
Dirt Devil website.
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We make these instrument boxes all the time out of King Starboard but he just happened to make this one. This is a project that anyone with a fair knowledge of shop tools can do. Just throw in a little bit of imagination and you can do something to accent a otherwise plain box. You can pick up the material from your local West Marine or order on line at the
West Marine website.
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Last week I showed you a nice stainless swivel lamp that he had installed in the main cabin and yesterday he was installing them over the berth in the stateroom. There is also a shot of the smaller trim ring from the lamps he is replacing. This lamp is available from
Imtra. They have many other styles to pick from and take a look through the clearance section as they often have some good bargains there.
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The DIY guy has also agreed to fabricate solid teak panels to do the inside of the older GB’s with the ugly teak formica panels. I showed his doors here a few weeks ago and they look gorgeous. As well as hiring us to install the panels, we are contemplating doing a kit that we can sell by mail order if it would be of interest. Contact me if you would like more information.
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Anything Can Happen Friday
In the DIY vein I am posting a video on installing snap on curtains in your boat. I still have my request out for projects you have done for your boat for me to post here. Send me a photo and description to alanw@oya.com.
httpv://youtu.be/GQsXDMQ9DQY