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NMC
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# Posted: 28 May 2015 10:18
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love it. Congrats on a wonderful cabin.
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Salty Craig
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# Posted: 28 May 2015 21:05 - Edited by: Salty Craig
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Sleeping is for wimps Salty .....
LOL
I feel ya!
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creeky
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# Posted: 29 May 2015 12:45
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Quoting: victorvector if I want to ever finish this thing
finish. why that would end the fun.
now floating ... that's what I'm waiting to see.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 4 Jun 2015 11:24
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Hello NMC ,
Thank you for the comment , and for dropping by.
Creeky , now floating would be just fine with me right now ,
not going to happen tho` ...quite some list of jobs to chew through yet.
A little progress was made today , just the same.
Painting the lower shelf.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 4 Jun 2015 11:32
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I need a holiday .....
Small steps .....
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victorvector
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2015 15:10
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Working on the last of the shelving inside the cabin space.
Rough free hand sketch of the shelf bracket
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Marine plywood shelf bracket cut out with jigsaw
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Cleaned up and painted bracket
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Slats attached to bracket , checking for fit on the wall
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victorvector
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2015 15:15
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Time consuming details.
Seems to fit the space.
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attaching the shelf uprights and first coat of paint.
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Sanding and painting .....again....
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Light panel for the shelving , 3/8 marine plywood.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2015 15:20
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Ambient lighting built into shelving
Cutting out the light panel .
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Approximate placement of hooks on the wall.
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Top view of shelf.
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Panel will be back lit with led warm white strip lighting.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2015 15:24
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A touch of art deco.
Art deco style.
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Current state of shelving more to come soon.
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sweetfarm
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2015 21:35
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Wha kind of system are you using for your waste water? Great job so far by the way.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2015 22:13 - Edited by: victorvector
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Hi sweetfarm ,
Waste water will be handled by a long cylindrical tank strapped under the bridge deck / floor beams.( There are 24 x 2x6 inch cross members bolted to the pontoons at 24 inch centers.)
The tank it self is constructed with 12 inch pvc thick walled sewer pipe fitted with end caps.
Capacity of the tank is approx 235 Gallons.
I may fit twin tanks side by side to double capacity to 460 Gallons.
The pictures of the black water tank attached is not of my boat , but is very similar to what will be fitted ..... thank you for the interest , and dropping by.
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Pookie129
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2015 06:42
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Simply amazing - terrific job and wonderful work. Congratulations and I hope that at some point, you will just take a few minutes to enjoy it.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2015 13:38 - Edited by: victorvector
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Hi Pookie ,
I was just looking through all the nice , positive comments here and thought to myself how good it would be to invite you all for a "dinner cruise " come splash time !
It`s good to hear from people and get the encouragement.
I really wished that I had more time to read all the excellent stories and builds here , but it`s hard to keep up when all available time is spent outside ...( I`m typing this at 3 : 00 AM  )
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victorvector
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2015 01:22 - Edited by: victorvector
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Cold weather is nearly over in Southern OZ , so I have started work on the waste water tanks.
2 x 25 ft 12 inch pipe fitted with end caps .
290 US Gallons.
2 - Pack epoxy Plumber`s putty strengthens the joints.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2015 01:27 - Edited by: victorvector
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Working out the runs for the flush - out pipes.
Mirror Image Tanks will be strapped under the 2x6 Deck Beams.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 04:56 - Edited by: victorvector
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Its been a while , I got busy with life getting in the way ...anyway some updates :
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victorvector
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 05:01
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No idea why the images are not displaying ...sorry guys .????
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Don_P
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 07:32
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The img tags are messed up, see if this works;
The tanks are suspended from two steel C- channels bolted to the deck beams.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 27 May 2016 07:46 - Edited by: victorvector
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Thanks Don !
I`ll work on it and try to fix it .
Is there a way to pre-view posts before posting ??
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victorvector
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# Posted: 21 Jun 2016 23:13 - Edited by: victorvector
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Hi everyone , its been a while , but I do have some updates of the floating cabin project.
I completed my water barrel.
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The top is epoxy coated marine plywood.
I shaped some steel flat bar straps and bolted it to the wall.
A small hand pump fills the barrel .
55 US gallons.
I also built the motor mounting for the four stroke Yamaha outboard.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 21 Jun 2016 23:25
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Home built jack plate.
Bolting it all up.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 21 Jun 2016 23:36
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Ceiling panels over the rear deck.
Four inch foam and lining board.
Fitting trim to the ceiling panels.
Supporting structure for the rear deck.
Light weight sides save some weight.
These are the hand rails.
Stretched canvas .
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victorvector
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# Posted: 21 Jun 2016 23:45 - Edited by: victorvector
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The waste water tanks are completed.
Vents fitted to waste tanks.
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victorvector
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2016 00:00
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Pump out and flush pipes.
Covers for the pump out camlock fittings.
Fitting out the interior continues.
Recycled cabinet doors.
Fitting the heater.
Lower heat shield made from scrap c-channel.
Heat setting the stove paint.
Heat shield fitted to wall.
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Ontario lakeside
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2016 00:23
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Nice work, will you get her in the water this season...
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victorvector
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2016 00:31 - Edited by: victorvector
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Its the beginning of winter here , and frosty nights are coming .
My day time job is eating all my useful hours ...so no , not likely.
There is plumbing to complete , and electrics ....it just seems to go on and on .....
I also need to save some funds to move this thing ...expensive !
Thanks for the interest.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:41
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fantastic work, looks great. Really enjoying following your project and you are very skilled.
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2016 08:46
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What an amazing project! I'm gobsmacked by how much you've accomplished in a relatively short amount of time, doing everything by yourself! Your boat is going to function well, be very comfortable, and is beautiful, to boot!
Thank you so much for documenting your progress here, and for sharing such lovely photos of your beautiful river, too! I have greatly enjoyed reading about the adventure you're on and look forward to following along!
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victorvector
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# Posted: 25 Jun 2016 08:43 - Edited by: victorvector
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Thank you for taking the time to post your kind comments , I`m not at all sure that I can live up to all the compliments , but I am determined to plod on until I finish this thing.
I installed the flue liner / drop box today during a break in the rainy weather.
I had trouble photographing the vent slots I cut into the housing because of the black painted surfaces and black mesh,
but they are long slots as marked in the photo.
The thought is to prevent mosquitos and those hairy Huntsman spiders from making their way down the heat shield / liner and into the cabin.
In case you are not familiar with Huntsman spiders , here is one from last summer when I was fitting some of the ceiling panels to the cabin interior : :
Large hairy spiders , but actually quite harmless , unless you really tease and aggravate them , then they can bite.
Best to not invite them in.
Once the rain cap is screwed down the mesh is not seen at all.
The flue will come out at the centre.
It should be relatively easy to give the screen a quick scrub with an old toothbrush at the end of each season.
The flue itself is quite well sealed at the stove , so I don`t anticipate any problems there.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 25 Jun 2016 09:37
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jesus, I thought my dock spiders were large.
Never been a fan of spiders, but ones with more hair than me are scary.
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