Harley and I spent a day and a half washing down DS. We used something called Purple Power that was recommended to us by other boatowners at the marina. We also used our pressure washer. We have spent the last few weeks working on the engine and dismantling the bedding in the pilot house.
All the wood taken out of the pilot house will be reused to build a second bed in the aft cabin. We've been dealing with installing a window airconditioning and where to install it. After much research about freestanding mobile airconditioners, we have decided that we will install the window a/c that we own (brand new) in the kitchen window.
There are two major changes we're going to make to the houseboat (in addition to adding the window a/c). We're going to pull the current head and install a composting toilet which meets with the Coast Guard requirements. We are also going to install solar panels and all the components that go along with solar power. I got my stepbrother, Mark, to help us try to figure out the size of the array that we need to install. We are going to make some adjustments to those suggestions because we have changed our power needs. We are waiting for a piece of equipment called a Kill A Watt Energy Usage Monitor which will assist us in figuring out the size of the solar panel array that we will need to allow us to live on the hook.
I love going down to the marina. It is so serene and beautiful. However, the move from the house is daunting.
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