Sail Life - Gimbaled induction & electric oven, diesel tank plumbing - DIY sailboat project 

You should use rubber grommets to protect the wires going through the steel of the oven because that stove is going to move a lot and wear on the wire. Cheap and very easy to install.

Please put something on the cook top to protect it while you continue building the galley unless you want to buy a new one. Dropped tools can do a real number on glass cook tops.

Watching him cook a frozen pizza and being so happy about it is why I Love this channel so much.

I would have double clamped all those hose connections. I would also use grommets on those electric line holes for the gimbaled stove and oven.

"It's not a big deal." Translation: "This will be bugging the hell out of me until I change it."

Mads, in the USA we make 'Cut-in' junction boxes that are literally designed to be mounted into a face rather than on it. That will probably get you set right up there.

Nothing better than a pizza aboard a boat!

Hi mate.... Doing a great job..... just one thing (being an electrician by trade) please re-visit the wires running through the sheet metal for the oven.... they going to fail at least in my opinion

Mads, recess your junction box like they do in a house. that would not take to much time. it appears you have enough room in the back and it would give you your 30 degree tilt. enjoy watching you. Thanks

1. The cable junction box in the rear can be flush mounted and then have a cover with a 1/2" hole in the center, into which a 90 degree cable connector can be installed. 2. The cables passing through the back of the oven box must be mounted in 1/2" straight or 90 degree wire clamps, shrink tube is not a substitute. 3. You're going to really appreciate having a 'Swing Damper' on that cook-top, just a 'friction felt pad' (basically an adjustable cabinet foot) mounted on a 3" threaded bolt, passed through a compression spring w/ a washer under it, then through a hole in the side of the enclosure and then one more washer and through a nylock nut for pressure adjustment. You may also want a small exhaust fan for cooking in warm weather, just pop it in that port you closed up!. One tip I used was to cook in a small pressure cooker when rolling about. The locking top keeps food in the pot, even if it's tossed off the stove in a swell... I'm just trying to save you having to make changes once the Electrician checks your work. A retired Electrician and Sailor... ; {

while re wiring the mast- a suggestion. I added a second VHF antenna - on a different plane- the spreader. Your AIS will work OK sharing your VHF ant. with a splitter- but it will work better if the VHF and the AIS each has its own antenna. I am enjoying your show-- thank you and good luck. I've been cruising on my 44 foot steel sloop for 8 years now. you will love it when you get out.

As many others said: Please put a gland or at least a grommet on the hole through your sheet metal. I've seen stationary metal boxes cut through a cable. I can only imagine what a gimbaling box would do.

When you are on passage you need a small access hatch into the fridge for milk and butter. The lifting arrangement will be great in port but not on passage.

propane is 100% safe until it explodes and you have a fire !! ,, i like the way you think and your attention to detail , now i have to bake a pizza

FIVE years without pizza! The sacrifices needed to live aboard a boat have just confirmed my desire to continue to live on dry land. Nice subtle way to show off your spiffy island lid. I'd forgotten you'd come up with that idea. Make sure it opens wide enough to get a turkey in and out of the freezer for Thanksgiving. Remember, Ava is an American, with uniquely American ideas of holiday meals - have you ever had green bean casserole?.

Pipe threads are always a challenge and seem to leak especially if plastic and metal are involved together. However Surefire always no leak pipe thread procedure is as follows. I always do this and it never fails. I learned this from a commercial water sprinkler fire suppression installer. Putty tape putty. In other words always put your Teflon putty on the threads and then wrap it with tape and apply putty again when you do it this way it will never leak! It is amazing how you can even seal metal pipe threads to plastic threads. You can use all kinds of tapes and putties but the only thing that works for sure is putty tape putty. I use the 555 Teflon putty and Teflon tape

A lot of the Propane in the UK is supplied by Calorgas and the bottles used most often by boats, caravans and motorhomes are swopped for a filled one when empty. They also have a left hand thread where the connector with regulator is fitted.

"time is short and this (is good enough)" Who are you and what have you done with Mads!? 😂

A small tip for anyone cooking on induction aboard a boat, buy a silicone mat for baking, and put this straight on the glass surface, the pot will stay solidly in place without any need to fix it in place. also added bonus, you will not as easily make scratches in the glass when the pot does manage to move around a bit with a grain of dirt under it (wich always seems to happen sooner or later) I have done it like this for years, just make sure the silicone mat(s) are resistant to high temperatures.

Love that... " But time is short "...some how after all these years i dont think thats ever been a consideration lol

Cut a hole the size of the junction box to recess it the depth of the plywood. Then use a square of metal sheet to mount it from behind and sell the edge with caulking.

Induction is the way to go Mads. I didn't think so and only got it at home because we couldn't run gas legally to our stove. The big thing us how clean it stays. Nothing burns onto it. After 8 years it still looks like new.

Nice milestone your being able to relax and enjoy a hot meal on Athena. Congratulations!

I was so excited for you when that pizza came out of your new oven :)

Just get one of those little propane-powered hob if you need it. - You can fire it up almost anywhere and those little screw canisters are available all over the world.

I’m from Australia, and I’m glad to see you will be able to cook like we have to all the time.

i cannot believe you've forever deprived us of the fiddly fun involved with crafting the now immortal Cable Cubby, Preserver of Angry Pixie Highway.

The oven and stove top are professional level!! The hoses sticking out of the side of the refrigerator sorry that’s a fail. If you had made the box 3 inches liner you could have run them out the end. Conversely you could have made the tank 3 inches shorter and run them out the end.

You could put the junction box behind your plywood and close face with a cover plate like a box behind wallboard. Also in USA you can get 1 1/2" deep junction boxes.

Hi Mads, when you install the pot retention dohicky, maybe think about some weights mounted on the side of the gimble that can be shifted front to back. That way, you could compensate for the uneven load of the pots and pans. I don't know if you have the same level of OCD as me, but I would hate a gimble that is hanging uneven since there is a 2Kg Pasta pot sitting on top of the stove...

For future work stainless and plastic should be fine together. Plastic plays well with most everyone. I like the galley fuel tank. The only thing I see that concerns me is the vent being low. If the tank is full and you are on a heel and get fuel in the vent is has no where to go. With enough fuel it will stop venting.

The sharp corners on the island station, perhaps rounding the corners might be preferable, to are doing a fine job!!!

You are a hardworking man.

Meant to say this a few vid's ago but she is REALLY comign together now and looking great! Bit surpised you went with the lines exposed but also get the solution/design issues there. Maybe a removable cover with one of your slick bent wood jobs? And a gasket around where the hoses enter the under area? Looking great otherwise! Congrats on Pizza! Make cookies next!

Don't forget to label the hoses. Nice work!

Hi your heading in the right direction , well done

Love that you cut the pizza with your pocket knife.

I agree on the electric stove . One example of problem is DrakeParagon in Iceland . They were very low, and had problem with tanks and fittings.

It's really coming along well, great job Mads and thank you for the video.

The tip about propane generating water was a revelation! I totally agree with your principle and love the way you talk around the decision making process

So happy to see the gimbaled stove installed

Mads, you should consider getting a silicon mat for your oven(!) Get one with holes for when you want a crust (pizza, bread), and one without for when you want something like cookies. No more parchment paper!

Great looking stove, the galley is coming along. Keep up the good work.

Grommets ! Another great videos Mads, thanks for sharing.

Wow! In today’s episode you could finally get a sense of the layout in the salon. With the settee (complete with clutter), the island, the range and the head all around - with Mads leaning back taking a break - you can see the cabin taking shape after all this time. Still a ton of systems and touch-ups to do, but it’s all coming together at last. Bravo Mads! A lesser man would’ve stalled out or sold the half-done boat a long time ago!

Mads, it's great to see all of your hard work paying off. Athena is going to be a fantastic and comfortable boat. Congratulations on your excellent and hard work so far.

I am amazed at the progress you are making every week - Great work Mads 😊👍

I’m really impressed with induction cooktop and oven build. Doing a refit of my own and I really look forward to seeing more videos.

I would highly suggest you put a rubber or hard plastic grommet in the oven box. The heat shrink is going to rub through before you know it leading to a short. I don't know if you can order from McMaster-Carr but you should get online and take a look. They have everything you could ever use or need.

very good i like it keep the good work coming

you should have a catch on the stove to stop it moving when you want to open the oven door,opening the door alters the balance of the gimbal which can cause the stove to pivot forward and your dinner sliding out of the oven,which can be quite dangerous.

Another great DIY video. Thank you for the distraction of being stuck at home. Hi Ava.

Your reasoning for the electric sounds great to me! I’m just wishing I still had my boat. But life changes and I’m enjoying my new one while also enjoying your videos! Thanks Mads!

Wow, changes to the generator is a great tease.

Väldigt bra video! Du inspirerar mig!

Wow it is really coming along Mads. I am so excited to keep seeing the massive progress. I know the floor was necessary, but I felt so sorry for you, all that work and it just seemed like it was crawling with progress, now it seems like one project done and it is visually instant gratification! Keep up the excellent work and I for one can't wait to see the progress roll on!

Humor on point this week

Grommets, look for either junction box or electrical connection block also is there no way of mounting your electrical box on the inside of the stove top and inside of your storage hole (the back of your recessed do hicky) and as for your end clip a phrase comes to mind..... showoff lol great vids and keep up the spiffy factor

Just love how you explain your thought process, especially about having your gimbal adjustable for the Southern Hemisphere. so many sailers don't consider this.

I like how open the salon and galley is

I feel your joy of using your new oven. 2 mo ago I moved into my tent trailer and finally got a small fridge w/freezer this week. Oh glorious, glorious cold water. It is the simple things that often inspire the greatest joy.

Big milestone mads and I like it. Also totally agree with you on the propane decision.

I haven't had a delicious frozen pizza for years. Leaving for grocery store now. Thanks Mads!

Have a look at Wago connectors and boxes... smaller.. also have a look at extended flex relief grommets to ease chafing on the flex

the carhartts are breaking in nicely!

Induction is king on a sailboat. The most common severe injury among cruisers is burns. Taking away the second most common reason for burns (a hot cooktop) is an excellent idea, just make sure the pan holders are easy to use correctly and the most common reason for burns (scalding) is minimized to. And I must say that I like how you brag about your fridge solution in that last shot 😊

I am building a small sailboat, and the fuel for EVERYTHING will be energy; and still with a good control system, with fuses and battery backup. The technologies are ready, engine for locomotion, stove, heating, hot water, and when they change, nothing installed will be lost. Good winds !

My problem with electrics is the noise. At a quaint anchorage enjoying the beautiful evening and the neighbour boat running the stupid generator, I love quiet. I refuse to fire the engine when I hit the doldrums instead sitting waiting for a breeze for days. It makes me upset when I have to run the engine to come into a marina, I sail into and out of anchorages so when someone beside me in a calm quiet anchorage somewhere fires up a generator, I am no longer a happy sailor.

A lot of professional chefs are going to induction cooktops instead of gas. They like them better. I hope you really enjoyed your pizza you deserve it. However in my opinion it was not a very accurate test of the oven. You should have had about 30 people outside Athena to rock her. Really test that gimble. 😉 I love this channel. You are doing what I dream about doing. Just no time or money. I would love to convert a bus into a camper or redo a boat. Now quit reading these messages and get to work on another video. I can't wait any longer. LOL

I still think you should route off the sharp corners on the kitchen island. That looks like a painful bump to the hip in rough seas. Just my thoughts tho. Looks fantastic, man!

Skip everything else, and build that frig.! The box was nice; however, I can’t wait to see the frig.. Very innovative idea.

Suggestion put the back box of that electrical socket in the void and use the face to screw the back box in position.

As always nice video. A dap of linseed oil. Works in most enamels and oil based paint. To reduce or stop orange peel if it works in your paint. Js Thanks again for another great video

Mad's absolutely agree with propane/butane free boat. You may have to carry some petrol/gas for you outboard if you want a planing tender, and you will. :-) Have you thought about rounding the corners of the island and putting a low fiddle around the edges. Things have a habit of moving at anchor and at sea. Maybe a cunningly clever grab rail as a fiddle so there is a hand hold under way? Perhaps the hand rail could be on the side of the island? Go for a Corian or composite top to the island. Hard as nails and easy to clean. A few thoughts for you... Contact SV Compromise on YT for Corian or composite. They have a business that custom cuts to drawings with 3D router. good prices too. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.

Just gotta say, while catching up on some of your episodes I missed, I was watching this at 1am (couldn’t sleep - dreaming of sailing lol) and I had just had to go cook a frozen pizza afterwords haha. Can’t tell you how much I enjoy your channel!

Great video, as always! Mads, I have a cheeky request. After seeing you working with what appears to be a Surface, my husband and I are intrigued to learn exactly how you manage the technical aspects of your video production. I know you have endless Athena projects to attend to, but if you find any bandwidth on your rainier days to give us a demo of how you set up, film, transfer footage, edit and upload, we would be so grateful. Either way, thanks for all you do!

very nice .. I did as well went full electric on my boat .. I am with you on that issue ..

Looks great Mads. Can I recommend and gypsum style junction box? You can get the sealed once with waterproof seam too. Saves all the work :P

👍👌🇨🇦❤, happy Sunday Mads, research has it that swearing outloud helps us tolerate pain better, and I have my Danish translator ready,

You are absolutely correct as far as your comaparasion between induction and gas stoves, as a professional chef I can attest that we are seeing more and more professional kitchens switching to induction as opposed to gas, and for the better IMO. Quicker ot heat and cool and more precise temp control, of course the dowsides are not being able to "hover cook" things as we can with gas. I have had induction at hole for years and will not change it.

Electric sounds like the logical way to go. I would so the same. It must feel great sitting back and editing a video while cooking a pizza.

I have to agree with Dave, you really need to put in some rubber grommets when going through metal. You can install them by cutting them and putting the cut side on the top where it will rub less, but just heatshrink or hard plastic wont suffice. I also wonder why you just ran the hoses outside the island, you should have just made one end or side a little longer and kept everything hidden. Everything else looks so tidy, but then you have those sticking out the side? Going through a hole in the side takes away your ability to lift off the island. If the island was a little longer, you could run the hoses over the top and down the back and straight through the hole you just made in the floor rib. You could angle one or both corners in the back if that inch and a half is too much to allow you to pass through that corner.

Great video buddy

I have been at home on the mend from an accident and surgery for the last three months and finding your channel has been a God send. Your style of work (doing it the right way) has made the " perfectionist" in me very happy, add Ava and how obvious it is you two are right for each other, well lets say I have never been disappointed. I will have to say the fuel lines hanging out of a hole in that awesome island has me baffled but I am sure you have a great plan to hide them... right? BTW thanks for mentioning - Boat Works Today - Andy and his show are really good as well.

Good move getting rid of propane. We jsutbinstalled induction and love it.

Propane is a no-brainer. Lugging a heavy tank in dinghies, up and down a ladder and possible for a km or two in some remote spot would get old very quickly.

Looking good! One thing I would do for those fuel hoses is get some sort of coding on them to mark the direction of flow. It might save a headache later on. Love the videos and look forward to watching them when the are released on a Monday Morning here in New Zealand

Mads, in rough weather the corners on the island work surface are an injury waiting to happen. I agree with the comments about the grommets or cable glands. Avoiding explosive vapors is probably a good choice..

Stunning video this one, intense! The cable connection to the oven/hob can be remote with a relay(contactor) isolator. You mention right at the end about locking out the oven hob, good job. Are you going to use a programmable "bus" system to connect everything, either directly or via relays. This gives excellent control from a central panel and loads of room for mods and expansion later. Something to think about NOW! I like you all electric approach - no issues, but you do have an bunch of hardened followers, like me, who like waring the "T" shirt!

yes, the Fridge please. waiting to see you build the fridge. I need the knowledge as I am going to have to build one also.

Mads never ever use a heat gun on multicore cable. There is a great risk of damaging / weakening the inside insulation and causing a short circuit. (Maybe not now but sometime in the future.) Also please, please, please use proper strain relief glands on the cables where they go through the stainless steel casing. Remember that oven will be moving back and forward when sailing and therefore the edge of the casing will act like a saw on the cable. (Heatshrink or even rubber grommets won't last.)

Yes plastic and stainless mix well

Mads, we already cook on our boat with induction hobs. 2 things to help out. Use heatproof silicone discs, reduces sliding and there is a great range of cookware that no only make induction wear, they also have a removable handle so that you can use them in the oven and they are really easy to store. Look up Ingenio. Great Vlogs.

8:00 I suggest some sort of shock-absorbing stopper so that the cooker is not repeatedly bashing into your junction box.

@saillife one thing to consider with the fridge might be a pressure intake valve on the side or in the top of the lid to allow the small vacuum that is going to form when you shut the lid and the air in the fridge cools, with the current lid set up lifting straight up its going to be harder to break the vacuum then on a standard chest fridge/freezer

Tip I use on frozen pizza that makes them off the charts good. Truffle salt, Italian seasoning, and a light drizzle or spray of olive oil... It makes them taste soooo much better.

Do you have any considerations about protecting the induction hob (why do you call it a cook top)? Also, you should put rubber grommets in the holes for the electric cables, otherwise the sharp edges will quickly cut into the outer sheath and insulation, particularly when the cooker unit is swinging about while sailing. In the UK, we too have different regulator connections for propane and butane gas cylinders. We also return out empties and exchange them for full. It’s quicker and safer than refilling at the retailer. It also gives the supplier an opportunity to take older, potentially unsafe cylinders out of service when necessary. Athena is really coming together now, and there’s nothing like experiencing a sense of what it’s going to feel like by preparing food. Perhaps soon, you might spend a night aboard when you have a berth and the head sorted. Cheers mate...

Hi, Long time follower here. If your plan and design has been based on electric elements and you can create the power, It's your boat so indulge yourself. :-) T.

5 years without oven, God I believe that pizza tasted good.

Get some silicone mats for the induction top as well as your retention bars. They can handle up to 500 degrees (F) and will not allow your pots and pans to slip and slide. Love your vids, keep 'em coming.