The fitting out process is nearing completion but has slowed down a bit as the corridor panels will not be delivered until late October. Some finishing work may be done after arrival at Chidham after the mooring system is fully installed and the gangways are in position.
One photo shows one of the brackets which have been welded to the belting which will be used to attach a strut between the ship and the sea wall. There is one bracket near the bow and one near the stern.
Another photo shows the heat recovery unit on the Port side. This has a heat exchanger and two fans. Fresh air is drawn in from a vent in the hull wall and is preheated in the heat exchanger by returning warm, stale air which is extracted out through another vent in the hull. The whole system is repeated on the Starboard side. Each cabin is provided with a flow of fresh air, heated slightly in the Winter and stale air is extracted from each wet unit in each cabin. All the ducting is large diameter plastic and it should be relatively quiet in operation. The main source of heat for the cabins is hot water pipes buried in the floor.
The other two photos show one of the wet units with the washbasin and shower. The shower is temperature controlled to prevent scalding but can be turned cooler or even cold for the hardy.
David Edwards Project Manager
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