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Fitting a shower cubicle

One of the things we found frustrating with the original configuration of Divecat was the very limited rearward visibility. The skipper could only see through the open door in the middle of the cabin’s rear bulkhead, and both port and starboard stern quarters, including the outboards, were completely hidden from view. This caused real issues when coming alongside the dock, because it was difficult for the skipper to tell how close it already was.

…building a neat and watertight shower cubicle in a restricted space is slightly tricky.

On the port side there was a gas califont and the fire hose fittings attached to the exterior wall, with galley cupboards on the inside. These could have been

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