The original Galley on Andromeda was very small so it was decided that it would be converted into a utility room and a new, much larger Galley would be made in the main accommodation area.
This short series of photo’s show the original galley as it was when we first went to view Andromeda (then ‘Patricia Campbell), then after I had stripped it out and finally during the installation of the utility room.
More soon!
Many thanks for taking a look,
Greg.
Andromeda’s wheelhouse was a great place to be!
Photo’s 1-6 show the wheelhouse as it was when we first brought Andromeda home to Fleetwood. There was a lot of redundant electronics to get rid of and a lot of work needed to make it look clean as it had been neglected for years but it was worth it in the end.
I used to love being up here – especially in summer!
The photo’s below shows how the wheelhouse looked after it was de-cluttered and cleaned up – I also had a new solid mahogany entrance door made (at a cost of £360 as it had to be a custom size due to it being so small!), stable door style so that we could open the top half only to let air circulate but keep the three Yorkies inside so that they didn’t wreak havoc on deck!
Once the redundant fishing gear was removed it was time for Andromeda to come out of the water…
This is the room under the stern deck that used to be where the crew of up to eight fishermen would sleep.
There were eight coffin style bunks in here plus a table and seating so I would imagine it could have got a little claustrophobic – and smelly!
Access was via the ladder you can see in the photo, through quite a small hatchway which must have made things difficult if you needed to get in or out in a hurry!
These photo’s show the room stripped out and during the replacement of some deck planks.
Although it didn’t smell good, looked very dirty, was in need of a good clean and a paint job, the substantial oak frames and the timber joists were in good condition.
Lifting the redundant heavy fishing gear off Andromeda.
In all we removed around 32 tons of steelwork which meant that Andromeda now weighed just over 64 tons!
The doors leading to the stern deck – 2005. These would be replaced with larger doors with double glazed panels that would let in a lot of light.
As you can see, the pigeons had been very busy…
The fish hold was a huge room measuring approximately 30 feet by 21 feet, with a lot of potential but needing an awful lot of work!
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Andromeda - The Story Of A Houseboat 