Re: Houseboat #481 furniture
You are really coming along great. Please keep posting the progress
pics.
pics.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Paul McLellan" <bys@c...> wrote:
the last three pictures in the file show the sink, counter
> fridge and drawers assembly, the dinette chairs which sit on the
> stand and allow the windows to be an arm rest on one side with
> hopefully a folding drop-leaf table of some sort, and the bed frame
> assembly. On this the ply folds out and some legs drop down to make
> the double (54") bed. During the other times it is a day bed.
Hi Paul,
The photos look great! I can certainly see that their workmanship
will provide a challenge for the rest of the interior, but you will
never regret it once you are done.
I find the bed idea to be quite interesting. Any chance of seeing a
photo showing it opened up? Looks like the legs are intergrated into
the extension, and everything is hinged? I am thinking it might be a
great idea in the van conversion I am planning to complete this
summer:-) In fact the whole set of furniture might work!
Cheers, Nels
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger2/vwp?.dir=/houseboat&.src=gr&.dnm=counter+sink+fridge+and+drawer.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger2/lst%3f%26.dir=/houseboat%26.src=gr%26.view=t
Above is a link to Bolger 2 photos of the houeboat furniture progress
to date. the last three pictures in the file show the sink, counter
fridge and drawers assembly, the dinette chairs which sit on the
stand and allow the windows to be an arm rest on one side with
hopefully a folding drop-leaf table of some sort, and the bed frame
assembly. On this the ply folds out and some legs drop down to make
the double (54") bed. During the other times it is a day bed.
I am very pleased with the progress to date with the very capable
guidance and wonderful shop, tools and skills compliments of a retired
brother who has been woven into the bolger quilt. He is an enginer
type and my hack, gap filling then measure techniques are an eye
opener and stomach churner for him. The quality of the furniture so
far is waaaaaayyyyy over my head and will be a challenge to maintain
that standard on the final finish. There goes my concept of a few
orange crates on a large cement mixer like box but my wife reminded me
today as I grumbled about the time to complete this task that life is
too short to own an ugly boat. The one thing I am amazed at is the
amount of storage on this boat. Also with the roof being a slightly
curved 16' x 8' square, the possibilities are limitless including a
suggestion from captjbturtle to build a second story benroom when I am
old and at dock most or all of the time
The next challenge is to design and construct the helm station which
will serve as a battery storage, battery switching, fuse panel, some
electrical controls that require monitoring and of course the wheel
and any techy things like a depth finder although most of the time I
will be on the forward deck with a hand on the wheel and looking at
the bottom which should be very close most of the time.
Paul --- Fighting the winter doldrums with a healthy dose of building
a bolger creation.
Above is a link to Bolger 2 photos of the houeboat furniture progress
to date. the last three pictures in the file show the sink, counter
fridge and drawers assembly, the dinette chairs which sit on the
stand and allow the windows to be an arm rest on one side with
hopefully a folding drop-leaf table of some sort, and the bed frame
assembly. On this the ply folds out and some legs drop down to make
the double (54") bed. During the other times it is a day bed.
I am very pleased with the progress to date with the very capable
guidance and wonderful shop, tools and skills compliments of a retired
brother who has been woven into the bolger quilt. He is an enginer
type and my hack, gap filling then measure techniques are an eye
opener and stomach churner for him. The quality of the furniture so
far is waaaaaayyyyy over my head and will be a challenge to maintain
that standard on the final finish. There goes my concept of a few
orange crates on a large cement mixer like box but my wife reminded me
today as I grumbled about the time to complete this task that life is
too short to own an ugly boat. The one thing I am amazed at is the
amount of storage on this boat. Also with the roof being a slightly
curved 16' x 8' square, the possibilities are limitless including a
suggestion from captjbturtle to build a second story benroom when I am
old and at dock most or all of the time
The next challenge is to design and construct the helm station which
will serve as a battery storage, battery switching, fuse panel, some
electrical controls that require monitoring and of course the wheel
and any techy things like a depth finder although most of the time I
will be on the forward deck with a hand on the wheel and looking at
the bottom which should be very close most of the time.
Paul --- Fighting the winter doldrums with a healthy dose of building
a bolger creation.