{"id":1726,"date":"2016-12-10T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T11:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2016-12-10T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T11:40:45","slug":"fitting-the-floor-in-our-didi-40-cr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/?p=1726","title":{"rendered":"Fitting the floor in our Didi 40 Cr"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Galley furniture in our Didi 40 Cr taking shape with sink and ice box openings cut.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have been pushing ahead with the engine compartment and galley so that I can get the floor levels and edge support in these areas established. So the engine compartment is temporarily installed with screws so that I can remove it from the hull for painting and fitting of the insulation. While it is out I will fit the foam to the fridge so there is a bit of work piling up. With the engine compartment in place I fitted the companionway floor supports and fitted the first floor panel. It was a good fit but the surface was a bit too slippery and the feet of the ladder slipped before I had a chance to install some cleats. The result was a nasty fall down the companionway with my body inside and my arm outside so I have a couple of bruised ribs and a forced rest. There were lots of cleats in the engine compartment and galley to be glued and that was a good light task for my condition. I even managed to install the sliding doors behind the stove and fridge. While doing these jobs I thank my father Ted for his example of wood work and all the skills I picked up from watching him. Still in search of light duties I mapped out the drawers for the galley and settled on three narrow drawers and one deep one. I cut the surrounds and rails on the circular saw bench and did a trial fit with a couple of 9 mm ply panels that will be the 18 mm thick drawer fronts. I was so pleased with my first floor panel in the companionway that I put up with a bit of pain to cut out the panel that runs down the side of the engine compartment to the settee area. It is trimmed and fitted now and provides a nice unobstructed route through the hull. That was the last of the 12 mm plywood so I will have to order another two sheets to finish the balance of the floors. I must paint the battery compartment as a matter of priority so that I can install the first couple of batteries and get the electrics under way. I will remake the instrument panel as the 6 mm ply I used was too floppy and distorted. I have some very nice seven ply 9 mm sheets that will do the job well.<\/p>\n

\"Sliding<\/a>

Sliding doors behind the stove and ice box are completed but for painting.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The one piece removable end for the engine compartment fits nicely and the floor from the companionway to the sitting area is now in place<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been pushing ahead with the engine compartment and galley so that I can get the floor levels and edge support in these areas established. So the engine compartment is temporarily installed with screws so that I can remove it from the hull for painting and fitting of the insulation. While it is out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1726"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}