I know you all think that living on a boat is all fun & games, cocktails & sunsets...but it's not. Sometimes there are projects that need to be done that completely stink...in this instance, quite literally. This weekend while you were casually mowing the lawn [or some other land-lubber type of chore], we were removing the holding tank [read: no toilet], removing the hot water heater [read: no shower], removing the water pump [read: no running water], all of which are located under the bed [read: sleeping on the couch]. Now that doesn't sound like much fun, does it?
All of this needed to be done to remove the old air conditioner so it could go to it's new home now that we have the new roof air system...like what you see on a RV. The new AC means fewer hassles, and a cooler boat...but I digress from the project at hand.
Removing all those things was only the beginning because now all the items that are staying on the boat have to be secured back in place. The pumps and the water heater have to be rewired. The holding tank and hot water heater have to be re-plumbed. Plus, everything has to be bolted, screwed, or cleated down. And all this gets done in the very small space under the bed. I am sure Jeff will be glad to be finished...and we almost are...just so he can get out of that hole!
On another note, Janus has been placed on Doggy House Arrest. He has apparently decided that he is big enough to walk himself. Just the other night, we didn't realize right away that he had left the boat and Jeff had to go look for him. He found the dog in the park...we don't know whether Janus wasn't quite ready to come back on his own or if he had lost his way.
Yesterday morning, the dog decided he was ready to go even if I wasn't quite and I had to dash after him in my PJ's. He ignored all my threats of dismemberment and severe beatings & went about his business.
So now, we have fashioned a gate to impede his departures and the boat looks even more like a doggy play pen then it did before.
5 comments:
I trust the chores are completed to everyone's satisfaction, and that Janus is agreeable with the new terms...
Well, we still don't have running water...except for a hose run through a hatch. And as for the dog, things are actually working pretty well for him because he's getting walked more...probably what he wanted in the first place.
Jeff sure looks buff sitting in that hole. Oh the joys of a live-aboard.
Lisa
Janus is just TOOOOO smart! Hope the utilities are working better now. Momma
poor baby, first thought, go sit in the corner, no sit in the hole...
you are really getting to know your way around a boat...
janus, what a trip! hey, he was just going out to stretch his legs.
cool set up to keep him boat bound.
i want you to know, i love this,
aunt karen loves you!
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