Prepping for Alaska~

We arrived in Tacoma on January 26, just in time for the Seattle Boat Show.  Bill was hoping to get a good deal on a diesel furnace for Grey Wolf, as we plan on heading north to Alaska this summer!  No super deals to be had, but we did get the equipment ordered. Our every-present mountain is now really covered with snow, since there was a snowstorm and ice storm just before we arrived!

This diagram shows how the Webasto furnace system works.  We decided to have outlets in the pilot house, the salon, and the stateroom, so it is similar to a central heating system in a house.  The red lines indicate how the hot water will flow from area to area.  Bill is working on installing over 140 feet of heater hose!

On a clear, cold (40) day in February Bill decided it was time to install the hoses that run to the overflow in the recess where our old A/C unit had been.  After a week of rain it was a blessing to be able to go out on top of the boat to take care of that project.  Alice shot this view of our marina from that vantage point.

Busy Bill has been putting in long days with this major project.  In the process he is also saving thousands of dollars!  This photo shows him in the old A/C recess as he checks the heater hoses he had just installed.  Alice is SO proud of him for all the hard work he is putting in~ what a guy!