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The last month was spent working on the plumbing, bathroom, corian counter top, shower, tanks, custom fiberglass tank holders, pumps, electrical, etc... Lets just say it was time consuming and F-ing expensive!!!!! Everything still needs a good cleaning before the cabin floor goes in. Best part is my new diesel genset came today. Stoked!!!!

Joe E,
Nice looking work, I do see one problem, that water heater is going to turn into a giant pile of rust in a very short time. Even if you have sealed off the area. no matter what it going to get wet in that space. I was looking around the interior and it looks like you have gutted everything out. I was going to suggest putting the water heater where the refrigerator wasor behind it , that's about the driest place in the cabin. But if you don't have that option I would raise it up as high as you can go and still get the cabin sole to sit down properly. I'd cut some shims out of starboard or Coosa board and raise the heater up. Hate to rain on your great progress but you will be lucky to get a year out of that heater before is rusted away.
Pete Fallon

Thanks Pete, I can shim it no problem. There should no reason for water to enter into the cabin. It's 100% sealed from the engine room. There is no room above the cabin sole for the heater. Thanks Joe

Joe interesting approach with the aluminum deck supports in this area nice job, looking great!

Joe E wrote:There should no reason for water to enter into the cabin.

It's a boat… And they tend to get water everywhere… Whether it's sea water from the outside, condensate from the air or whatever…

Is that bilge space actually filled in or is that a floor?
The reason I ask is you have to be very careful how much weight you add to the forward end of the boat otherwise the deep v bow will act like a rudder. Seen it in a number of 31's and it leads to bad steering issues.

Navatech wrote: It's a boat… And they tend to get water everywhere… Whether it's sea water from the outside, condensate from the air or whatever…

Also take into account that the anchor locker drains into the bilge. Unless you seal up the floor of the locker and dedicate a drain hose from there to the cockpit bilge you will have water standing around the water heater...

Joe , nice job .

Hate to have you tell this but the guys are right.........another thing is that your FWpump is better of mounted horizontaly or upside down the way it is is mounted now.