The Creation of the Dinette

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January 2008 (2)

	Stone Age

The Stone Age built in 1974 in Nanaimo, B.C. a 60 ft. ferro cement sailing vessel. We purchased her in October 2004. At the time of acquisition she was rigged with mast and sails, with some deck hardware in place, and two Mercedes engines installed and in working condition. The interior had a plywood sole throughout and two cabins had a bunk set up, and some of the hull was insulated, other than that it was a bare hull. Since that time we have installed and electrical system, water system with hot water and a shower. We built the galley almost immediately, and made a temporary saloon. The hull is now almost completely insulated, there are places that need to be redone behind liners that we will be getting to in the near future. We are in the process of building a holding tank for the aft head which is halfway completed. There is still a lot to do, follow along with the progress and watch her get finished and ready for her world cruise.

Saturday, 19 January 2008

The Creation of the Dinette

A lot of things have to be done on a boat before you start to really get to see major improvements. There is the plumbing making the water tank, then running the lines, and electrical, figuring out where you want stuff before you even start, not to mention the fact that we live in the construction site. A lot of planning so when you get to do and see what you have done at the end of the day it is very exciting. We have owned and lived aboard Stone Age for 3 years now. And we nearly have our very own complete and fully functional dinette.

John standing in the future dinette.

Screwing in the listings for the hatch lids. Marking where the listing needs to go for the back rest.

Back rests in place, cushions cut and mostly upholstered.

The very usable and almost complete dinette ready for the party .
We had 11 people on board for our solstice party and 9 of us were able to sit around the temporary mini table. Not bad for boat dining.

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