Ariel #331

There is an opening into the port cockpit locker from the galley for a garbage drop!

Here is the garbage door open . .

Here is one of the items added to make life easier for the PO. A grab rail to help in getting into and out of the forecabin bunk.

And, a grab rail under the forecabin hatch . .

Neat cabin convenience light -- one on each side of companionway.

Here's one (actually two) of the most interesting customizations. No 1 is the new battery location -- under the port side of the forecabin berth.

No 2 is the location of the "new" icebox -- under the starboard side of the forecabin berth. The new box was made from the original one, and the lid is actually the door from the old icebox.

Here on the foredeck are the water input fixture, hawsepipe and ventilator. [It actually says "fuel" on the water input :eek: The original water fill fixture remains, but not sure of its purpose. Probably too much work to remove.

There's probably more, but by the time I finished the shoot, I was overloaded with data :o There may be usefull ideas here for some, but A-331 is certainly an interesting collage of modifications that were intended to increase the PO's comfort.

Did you notice the 'tide line' on the cabin steps , almost to the top of the bunks !

She has less than half as much mildew as #45 did when I got her .

The hose fell from the sink drain and . . . well, we all know what happens when the hose falls from the sink drain and there is not a closed seacock . . . :(

Bill,

Tell John that I have his main bullkhead on my boat, Augustine, Hull #330, Here's my photo of last summer to prove it along with the original 1965 plan drawing of the Ariel Schooner. If John decides to peel off the formica on his main bulkhead over the door, I would be interested in knowing if a different hull number is afixed thereon. :)

Very interesting! I'll let him know.

338 is SO glad 331 has found her new project manager.

Bunch of nice subtle changes that must have made sailing her and living with her much more fun. Longer berths, removing the boxy furniture, wider kitchen counter, 'garbage chute!' The pigs up front must mean she did some sailing befor her forced retirement.

Keep that forensic eye on her, Bill!

Good to see the battery up front, been planning on doing the same.

I will be putting 2 Trojan T105 (6V golf cart batteries, rigged in series to make it a 12V system) up there, soon, one to each side. Locally, I can get the pair of T105's for $130, which'll be 225Ah for the house bank. Can beat 'em for the price - they cost about 1/2 of a "marine" battery of similar Ah capacity from a famous western marine store... :)