Heater bye-bye

A symbolic day in the retrofit of the sailboat: removed the cabin heater. I loved that thing - burned mini wood logs during the winter like a fireplace inside the cozy cabin. 

But we won't be needing the heater in Mexico anytime soon! Planning on leaving by early December, before winter kicks in. So removed it, and now a skylight is left where the chimney went through. It would be neat to keep it as a skylight instead of sealing the hole.

Included a photo from the "archives" of the heater in use last winter...oh nostalgia. So now the sailboat retrofit has officially begun. Next steps are to make a hefty mount for the solar panels and a new cabinet for the electric switchboard. Know of any carpenters or electricians..?