(Also, i'm sorry if some of the tenses I use in this post are off. We have actually already started renovations on the boat, but I'm just now getting the pictures up. I want to keep it chronological and so mistakes happen.)
Here are some pictures of the inside of our boat, pre-renovation. Alot of these pictures were taken when we first went to look at the boat, before we decided to buy it, so all of the previous owners things are still in it. Obviously, you'll need to use your imaginations to envision a more modern, hip, sexy, space. ha.
The upper and lower cabinets were so deep. What do you need to put in a kitchen cabinet that is like 4 foot deep? They were not a good use of space. In fact, a lot of the features of the boat that were made in the factory did not seem like an effective use of the space. I'm curious why they built the boat like they did. Maybe it was the style in the 80's. Not sure.
Unfortunately, we didn't get to keep the margarita maker.
To the left in the hallway is the GIANT closet. I'm assuming it was supposed to double as a sleeping area. It could have fit a small single mattress. We are going to tear down the closet and move the kitchen from the upper floor into its place, to maximize the seating and hangout area up top.
It took sort of a lot of convincing to get me to agree that this was a good idea, because I LOVE to cook, and wasn't sure about sacrificing counter space.
Also, I have an ungodly amount of clothes.
So after drawing up some plans, and thinking up some clever storage ideas (which I will share in a later post), I now think it will work out nicely. In researching online, I have seen a few other people do a similar thing on their boats, and It looked cool. (Also In a future post, I will compile a list of the most helpful boating websites I've found.)
Some bathroom shots below. IT IS tiny. I hadn't really factored the whole bathroom thing into my head before I got on the boat. When I sat on the toilet my knees pushed the door open. Yeah. The whole thing is getting ripped out and made bigger. I'm not budging on that.
Here is a picture of the engine compartment. Our boat has twin Volvo marine engines. Ryan is the handy/mechanical one (although I'm no dummy), so in the future he will hopefully write some posts and talk more in depth about some of the mechanical and construction issues that we've had to deal with.
Also, this hatch door weighs like 3 thousand pounds because It is super old and water logged, so we are going to replace it with an aluminum hatch that will hopefully be lighter and more durable. I'll let you know how that goes.
That is all the photos I have to share now.
Except this one.
Its Ryan entering the atmosphere on our boat. Obviously.
PEACE OUT,
-Kristina
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