p.gazibara
Member III
As I continue to ready Cinderella for departure in September, here are some updates on what I have been up to. It has been cold here in Seattle, so I have been focusing my time indoors working on making the interior a little more cruise oriented rather than the spartan racer she was when I purchased her.
To take the nip off the frigid temps, I added a Dickinson Newport diesel heater. I was given the heater from a friend, who didn't want it anymore. The heater was completely plugged up with soot, I had to disassemble the whole thing and clean/reinstall. Down to the fan that had seized after sitting for so long. A little sanding and some lube on the bushings, and the fan was free to spin again.
It was a bit of a struggle to convince myself to cut a hole in the cabin-top for the chimney, but sailing in the winter here in the PNW is a much bigger pleasure now! I'm not so sure what we will do with it when we make it to the lower latitudes, but that a future decision!
More updates to come!
To take the nip off the frigid temps, I added a Dickinson Newport diesel heater. I was given the heater from a friend, who didn't want it anymore. The heater was completely plugged up with soot, I had to disassemble the whole thing and clean/reinstall. Down to the fan that had seized after sitting for so long. A little sanding and some lube on the bushings, and the fan was free to spin again.
It was a bit of a struggle to convince myself to cut a hole in the cabin-top for the chimney, but sailing in the winter here in the PNW is a much bigger pleasure now! I'm not so sure what we will do with it when we make it to the lower latitudes, but that a future decision!
More updates to come!