Modernisation with a Sneaky Peak

 

 

 

On Saturday we visited the boat to strip some panels down to replace the saloon lighting for led.

The above photo shows the pelmet above the starboard dinette area and how ineffective the old rope lighting was. When Moonshine was built 16 years ago, there was no led lighting like what we have today, and the rope lighting she had, although innovative for it's era had tiny none replaceable bulbs in.

 

 

 

This photo shows the pelmet above the galley to port has been removed. All the main lights just had to be unplugged to enable them to be removed before the pelmet would come free.

 

 

So now it once again looks like parts of the boat are taking over the house, and that Lottie's play area is once again a 'no play zone'.  But I know this is a 'means to an end' and that the end is now in sight.
On Moonshine we do seem to get a bit of brown water that dribbles down onto the vinyl above the galley and also near the tv.  After taking the pelmets down, we have come to the conclusion that this brown unsightly water is caused by condensation and the staining of the wood the pelmets are made from.  Therefore, the back of the pelmets will be painted to help seal this and prevent this from continuing. We had thought about putting insulation in the void between the superstructure and the ceiling panels, but we have decided against this as there needs to be good airflow in that area, however suggestions to the contrary would be gratefully received.
The above photo shows the new Fluxia warm white LED tape lighting has been applied to the pelmets.

All the existing lamp holders and bezels have been removed for the new LED lamps to be grafted into the existing holders. The brass coloured bezels will be stripped and repainted in white and also given a spray of clear lacquer.

 

On Friday we had an initial canopy fitting.  We were hoping we were not going to be shocked by our choice of a completely different colour as the old canopy is navy blue and we now want something a bit more modern looking.  The new canopy has been made using Sunbrella and we have opted for Dune. It doesn't look much here, and my lack of photography skills do not do the colour shade justice.  However, we are looking forward to the day that Moonshine's wheelhouse no longer has a leaky canopy and that we can move forward with new carpet in that area also. All of the wheelhouse upholstery was also taken away for the old vinyl to be replaced with Silvertex in champagne.