Guess what I'm doing right now? I am writing (duh!) from our favourite wi-fi cafe, The Sleepless Goat in Kingston while Jim is giving a second viewing of Chelonidae.
A couple came up from vermont to see her yesterday, had the intial showing. Things were going well, so we actually left them alone on board to have a really good look, scooted off to look at windows and doors (I'll tell you about that in a minute) and come back to serve drinks and an appetizer. Tongues losened, chatter flowed and they announced that they wanted to go ahead with having her hauled out so he and the shipright-friend they brought with them could survey and get an even better look. Sounds serious. I'll know when I get back! (But you won't, ha ha!) I am not the emotional type for saying good-bye, but this one will be hard. I won't be ready for that until I am exhausted from moving all our stuff off.
So! About looking at windows and doors!
Our new house will be heated via two patio sliding doors, one being in the bedroom, the other in the living area, along with a fixed window the size of a single door. There is wrap-around porch that will break on the sounth side to accomodate a pergola, so there will be shade in the summer and when the vines die back in the autumn, there will be sun in the winter. Our floors will provide mass for the sun's heat to accumulate and radiate out through the evening on a sunny day. On cloudy days and for night time, we will ahve a Jotul woodstove, uber-modern design made in Finland. There will be a composting toilet and an on-demand hot water heater (no tank) in the bathroom. The shower and sink will feature water collected from rainfall.
The actual job-site will be powered by three 80 watt solar panels and maybe a small gas-generator for the bigger tools.
I am thinking of starting a new blog for this project, anyone interested? If you don't want to jump through the hoops involved in posting a comment, go my profile and get my e-mail adress and let me know.
I am also thinking of passing this blog (if possible) on to the next owner. They want to take the boat to the Carribean, sounds like fun!!
I'll let you know whether they want to buy, when we move (cuz one way or another, we have to move...) and all that stuff...tah-tah for now!
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