Spring has sprung...

I installed tile on the bulkhead where my Woodstove and hot water heater are installed. 

Spring came early this year. Good thing cuz I've been waiting for warm weather to mount new tile to the bulkhead next to Sedna's settee. 

Sedna has a solid fuel (wood) stove and I bought an lpg on demand water heater. I wanted heat resistant tile behind both. 


Update 8/20/2019:  I pulled out the LPG water heater over a year ago... seemed like a good idea, but I never felt comfortable that the flame wouldn't be blown out by the wind.  

Instead I bought a regular 6 gal AC Electric and engine cooling system heater which works well.

Used a water based adhesive to mount the tile then grouted, washed excess grout off the tile surface, and painted on sealer. 

All went much easier than I expected and I could drill behind or through the natural slate tile to mount the stove and heater.

Installing the stove pipe was a little work, this handy crimping tool was purchased from Home Depot. I cut the pipe to length with a metal cutting blade mounted on my battery powered circular saw.  I wrap painters tape around the pipe to provide a nice cutting surface and for drawing lines for the cut.  I wear good leather gloves because the pipe is super sharp and I don't like to bleed all over the boat...

I routed the pipes to two different Charlie Nobels. Both seem to vent fine. 

After I eliminated the LPG water hearer... instead of two chimneys, I have one chimney and another deck vent. 

Gadgets - Hot and Not

A few weeks ago I bought these suction cup items. The first one, a shower nozzle holder works great. It sticks well to the bulkhead or the head's mirror.

The second item is "not so hot" this hand hold with dual suction cups doesn't hold a suction even on fiberglass. That seems like an accident waiting to happen. 

Coffee!

Can't start my day without Joe, and a couple months ago I got this 1 liter electric kettle off Amazon. Works great when at the Marina and really saves time, effort, and propane. 

It's hard to believe, but I have been caught without coffee. Arrrrggggg. So I bought a package with 8 pouches of Starbucks instant coffee. Ok in a pinch.