...well at least the last for now as we are home and the boat is in FL. Not much to these mods but they did make the boat more liveable.
The first is to help Ruth, who is 5'-2", get into the V-berth easier. It is quite high even for myself and I'm 6'-1".
A two step platform that doesn't cover the whole width of the forward cabin and allows easy access into the head ...
....leaving me a place to enter from so that I still have overhead clearance. I find that it even helps me getting in and out of the berth.
The V-beth sides had rotten wood behind the white fabric....
...with the wood accents. I tore it all out and ...
....redid it with lightly stained plywood.
If you follow the link below you will see why it was rotten. Later I'll post the mod on the new 3 part mattress and how we did the sheets and blankets so that they stay put and aren't all wadded up at the foot of the berth. You also don't have to crawl up in there to put them on anymore.
The next was a ....
....simple platform that makes it more comfortable sitting at the nav. station.
And finally a .....
...framework that mounts our 2 burner stove from the Mac above the Endeavour's stove. We used it when we first moved the Endeavour and at the boat yard for a month or more until I could replace the bottle to regulator line and the supply line to the stove from the regulator, along with a new regulator.
We will take this small stove on trips and use it if we run out of propane or have a problem with the large stove.
All of the above is documented with a lot more text and many more pictures at this link....
http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-inside-mods/inside-index.html
Well that is the end of the interior mods when we were at the boat for 3+ months. I still have some other mods to go and some other misc. It was a little frustrating working at the boat with tools on the ground, going in and out up and down the ladder and dealing with the heat and humidity that we are not use to. I feel that if the boat would of been right outside the shop at home the mods would of been completed in half the time. Still it was a good time and after living on the boat for 3+ months, even if it wasn't in the water we are very happy with the boat to this point,
Sum
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Our Endeavour 37
Our MacGregor 26-S Pages
Our Trips to Utah, Idaho, Canada, Florida
Mac-Venture Links
The first is to help Ruth, who is 5'-2", get into the V-berth easier. It is quite high even for myself and I'm 6'-1".
A two step platform that doesn't cover the whole width of the forward cabin and allows easy access into the head ...
....leaving me a place to enter from so that I still have overhead clearance. I find that it even helps me getting in and out of the berth.
The V-beth sides had rotten wood behind the white fabric....
...with the wood accents. I tore it all out and ...
....redid it with lightly stained plywood.
If you follow the link below you will see why it was rotten. Later I'll post the mod on the new 3 part mattress and how we did the sheets and blankets so that they stay put and aren't all wadded up at the foot of the berth. You also don't have to crawl up in there to put them on anymore.
The next was a ....
....simple platform that makes it more comfortable sitting at the nav. station.
And finally a .....
...framework that mounts our 2 burner stove from the Mac above the Endeavour's stove. We used it when we first moved the Endeavour and at the boat yard for a month or more until I could replace the bottle to regulator line and the supply line to the stove from the regulator, along with a new regulator.
We will take this small stove on trips and use it if we run out of propane or have a problem with the large stove.
All of the above is documented with a lot more text and many more pictures at this link....
http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-inside-mods/inside-index.html
Well that is the end of the interior mods when we were at the boat for 3+ months. I still have some other mods to go and some other misc. It was a little frustrating working at the boat with tools on the ground, going in and out up and down the ladder and dealing with the heat and humidity that we are not use to. I feel that if the boat would of been right outside the shop at home the mods would of been completed in half the time. Still it was a good time and after living on the boat for 3+ months, even if it wasn't in the water we are very happy with the boat to this point,
Sum
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Our Endeavour 37
Our MacGregor 26-S Pages
Our Trips to Utah, Idaho, Canada, Florida
Mac-Venture Links
