Yesterday morning I packed the car with all of the tools that I thought might useful for the maintenance and drove to Brenda's house for the duration of the boat work. Brenda's house is a 5 minute drive from the Fremantle Sailing Club and provides an ideal base of operations. And I must say that I enjoy the company of Brenda, Stephen, and Shelley the Dog.
I arrived at the boat at about 1 PM today with the goal of removing the old marine stove. I was able to accomplish this in about an hour and devoted the next few hours to thoroughly cleaning out the stove space then cleaning out the bilge. With the stove removed I will be able to paint the recess for the first time, and I'll want to do a good job because it will be the only chance that I get.
The brand of the stove had always been a mystery to me because no documentation was provided when I purchased the boat. However, the mystery was solved when I was able to read the plaque at the back which informed me that it was an SMEV Series 7000 made in Italy in December 1995. It had been distributed by Camec Pty Ltd of Clayton, Victoria.
I expect to see Paul Jr at 7.30 tomorrow morning. He will help me lift the new stove up the steep ladder into Pachuca's cabin, then I'll give him a tour of the boat. After that we'll discuss the fitting of the new stove. Paul's skills are primarily in carpentry rather than metal work, but he might be able to suggest some solutions.
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| Before Removal |
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| Badly Corroded Burners |
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| Removed |
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