by Banksy | Oct 28, 2010 | Cabin work, Monk Restoration
We spend a couple of weekends installing new cedar siding on the Monk’s interior walls. We put down some new carpet, install some mahogany trim and re-install the Red Dot cabin heater. Above – the old interior before the new helm station, new steering, new...
by Banksy | May 15, 2010 | Cabin work, Monk Restoration
Above – Out with the old and in with the new, below: Above – the original configuration of the helm as it looked when we bought the Stormbird. It was a mish-mash of items collected together loosely in one place. The large Johnson bar that controlled the...
by Banksy | Apr 25, 2010 | Cabin work, Monk Restoration
When I installed the new engine, the existing steering system that consisted of, among other things, rusted galvanized plumbing pipes that needed to move out of the way. The old Crown allowed the old steering pipes to pass underneath it. The new engine sits much...