SALOON The saloon, looking from the galley. Later on, a bed/settee was fitted in the saloon, see "later modifications". (Later still, Paul moved the bed/settee to the rear cabin and re-installed free-standing armchairs in the saloon when he bought the boat). I was pleased with the colour co-ordination. The curtains complement the carpet, and they both fit in with the ash trim. These were my wife's choice - I proposed less expensive furnishings but I was over-ruled! (Actually in this photo the curtains look more blue than they are in real life. The next photo is a better colour reproduction).
GALLEY The galley seen from the saloon. Yes, it really is Champagne! I invited the Weltonfield staff to join me in a glass to celebrate the launch.
THE STAFF And here they are...a motley crew!!
GALLEY Close-up of the galley. The blue tiles match the worktop well, and the decor tiles fixed randomly finish it off nicely. I subsequently decided that the microwave would look better if it were recessed into the bulkhead above the tiles, which would free up some space on the worktop too. The end result can be seen on the page of "later modifications", where the microwave oven has been set into the bulkhead.
BEDROOM The bedroom was cosier once the bed was made up! Under the gunwale (beneath the window) you can see the 6" wide mattress infill. It fits snugly between the 4ft mattress and the gunwale. When the bed is extended, it drops down to make up a 4'6" mattress. There is just the right amount of room to sit on the end of the bed at the dressing table.
BATHROOM To the left, on entering the bathroom, is the bath with its engaging 'duck' decor tiles. My grandchildren liked them anyway! The window curtain slides out of the way when using the shower. The shower curtain hooks on to the lower brass curtain rail ensuring that the shower spray is contained. To the right, on entering the bathroom, are the toilet, bidet, and heated towel rail, with shelf and cupboard above.
UTILITY ROOM The "utility room". A circular mirror was mounted above the basin after this picture was taken. To the right of picture is a storage cupboard, and below the countertop is the Candy Aqua 10T washing machine, together with further storage cupboards. The toilet is out of picture to the left.
REAR CABIN This is the rear cabin seen from the passage outside the utility room. The sofabed was to my own design and manufacture. I just couldn't find a sofabed which (a) I liked the look of (b) would fit in the space available, and (c) was sensibly priced but I later found an Argos unit that was just right. This is shown in "Later Modifications". The steps lead up to the rear cockpit. The Victron inverter is boxed in under the steps. You may just be able to see the window in the front panel (below the second step up) which allows me to see the switch position and warning lights. The second photo shows the rear cabin looking forward. Bottom left is a 500W electric wall heater which plugs in to the 230V socket. I have mounted three of these on the boat. When connected to shore power, I leave the heaters on frost setting to stop the boat freezing up in cold weather. The desk (sized to take a broadsheet newspaper opened up) folds down against the bulkhead to give space for opening the sofabed (just visible bottom right of picture). The dry powder fire extinguisher is one of three on board. The door to the right of the fire extinguisher leads into the utility room (or ensuite toilet, if you like!) The shelf/cupboard unit above the desk soon became full of my clutter!
CONTROL PANELS I like to be able to see plenty of information about the engine and electrical systems. The two control panels are just inside the rear doors. The Beta Marine 'Type C' control panel shows engine revs, water temperature, oil pressure, and alternator voltage. The Adverc Digital Circuit Monitor (DCM MkIII) shows relevant information about the two battery circuits, such as the state of charge, charging voltage, and current being drawn.
BECTON BUNNY Firing up the Becton Bunny stove on 21st February 2003. It then settled down to a comfortable glow, and kept the saloon warm all night. In fact, it kept burning all the next day without adding any more fuel, and I began to wonder whether I would have to douse it with water before I could go home!
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