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2. This drawing adds AC and DC power outlets and telephone jacks to the basic floor plan.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:17:52 -0800

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2. This drawing adds AC and DC power outlets and telephone jacks to the basic floor plan.

1. This is the basic floor plan, showing the main layout upstairs.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:13:29 -0800

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1. This is the basic floor plan, showing the main layout upstairs.

4. This is the "downstairs" layout, showing the cockpit (driver's area), the bays, and the engine room. Note that Odyssey is tall enough that there is room between the upstairs deck and the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:13:29 -0800

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4. This is the "downstairs" layout, showing the cockpit (driver's area), the bays, and the engine room. Note that Odyssey is tall enough that there is room between the upstairs deck and the ...

Whew, I'm glad the driving is over. Now I can relax here in Beaumont, TX.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:35:04 -0800

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Whew, I'm glad the driving is over. Now I can relax here in Beaumont, TX.

How to get your bus washed...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:39:10 -0800

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How to get your bus washed...

3. Here's a floor plan with the lighting added in. All the lighting in the coach is DC. Most lights are 24 volts, except where fixtures or bulbs were simply unavailable in anything but 12. T ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:13:29 -0800

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3. Here's a floor plan with the lighting added in. All the lighting in the coach is DC. Most lights are 24 volts, except where fixtures or bulbs were simply unavailable in anything but 12. T ...

5. Here's the layout of the roof. Yes, that cross-hatched area in the front is a deck! The deck is accessed via a marine-style hatch. The item marked "Satelite dish" is a MotoSat DataStorm s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:13:29 -0800

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5. Here's the layout of the roof. Yes, that cross-hatched area in the front is a deck! The deck is accessed via a marine-style hatch. The item marked "Satelite dish" is a MotoSat DataStorm s ...

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nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:17:24 -0700

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Aboard the ferry. We ended up at the stern, facing aft.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:34:47 -0800

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Aboard the ferry. We ended up at the stern, facing aft.

Odyssey's launch party at Louise's mom's house.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:34:34 -0800

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Odyssey's launch party at Louise's mom's house.

Another view at the launch party.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:34:38 -0800

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Another view at the launch party.

Yet another shot at Camanche, showing the deck and the Yachtub.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:34:43 -0800

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Yet another shot at Camanche, showing the deck and the Yachtub.

Starting to re-wire the generator engine. The old generator control system comprised a mish-mosh of relays that were actually not anywhere near the generator itself. I came up with a more ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 16:06:35 -0800

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Starting to re-wire the generator engine. The old generator control system comprised a mish-mosh of relays that were actually not anywhere near the generator itself. I came up with a more ...

3. The "penthouse" area (so called because there is a small step up from the rest of the main level. The view out the front is magnificent, but the little benches and the small table betwee ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 11:06:48 -0800

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3. The "penthouse" area (so called because there is a small step up from the rest of the main level. The view out the front is magnificent, but the little benches and the small table betwee ...

This is the system we use to conserve water while waiting for the shower (or sink) to get warm. Pushing a button allows water to flow up to the hot side of the tap and then recirculate back ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:17:16 -0700

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This is the system we use to conserve water while waiting for the shower (or sink) to get warm. Pushing a button allows water to flow up to the hot side of the tap and then recirculate back ...

Another view into the bath, looking forward from the bedroom. The dual-acting door that normally closes the potty is instead in the position that divides the whole bathroom from the kitchen ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:55:09 -0800

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Another view into the bath, looking forward from the bedroom. The dual-acting door that normally closes the potty is instead in the position that divides the whole bathroom from the kitchen ...

You can see here the underside of the kitchen counter (leaning against the wall). Note the cutout for the sink.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:39:56 -0700

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You can see here the underside of the kitchen counter (leaning against the wall). Note the cutout for the sink.

Here's a close-up of the Danfoss compressor on the NovaKool 24-volt refrigerator.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:08:55 -0800

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Here's a close-up of the Danfoss compressor on the NovaKool 24-volt refrigerator.

Another pair of hydronic heaters. These will end up underneath the built-up floor that extends the "penthouse" aft to the setee. The one on the left has been fitted with a 90-degree duct t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:08:54 -0800

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Another pair of hydronic heaters. These will end up underneath the built-up floor that extends the "penthouse" aft to the setee. The one on the left has been fitted with a 90-degree duct t ...

6. Here's what the drawing looks like when you turn all the layers on at once! Not particularly useful, but it looks impressive (or silly, depending on your point of view), and it gives you ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:08:22 -0800

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6. Here's what the drawing looks like when you turn all the layers on at once! Not particularly useful, but it looks impressive (or silly, depending on your point of view), and it gives you ...

The mysterious Automatic Transfer Switch. This drawng is too complex to describe here. There's a description on the Odyssey gear-head page which is a bit out of date (and points to an olde ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:06:39 -0800

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The mysterious Automatic Transfer Switch. This drawng is too complex to describe here. There's a description on the Odyssey gear-head page which is a bit out of date (and points to an olde ...

This is the DC panelboard schedule.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:06:32 -0800

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This is the DC panelboard schedule.

4. View from the front back through the main salon towards the galley.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 11:06:50 -0800

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4. View from the front back through the main salon towards the galley.

9. The potty area. Note the mirror panel that has already fallen off (and broken into numerous pieces).

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 11:06:33 -0800

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9. The potty area. Note the mirror panel that has already fallen off (and broken into numerous pieces).

A more detailed drawing of the wet bay layout, in both plan and elevation views. The plan view is also found on the bay-level floor plan.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:06:38 -0800

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A more detailed drawing of the wet bay layout, in both plan and elevation views. The plan view is also found on the bay-level floor plan.

This is the main DC distributuion diagram from the batteries up to the main disconnects, for both house and chassis. The house disconnects are manual, as we don't expect to use them ever, e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:06:36 -0800

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This is the main DC distributuion diagram from the batteries up to the main disconnects, for both house and chassis. The house disconnects are manual, as we don't expect to use them ever, e ...

The Kubota-powered Fidelity generator that was in Odyssey when we got her had been rigged up with a very hokey one-touch start/stop system involving four delay-timers and a bunch of relays, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 10:06:33 -0800

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The Kubota-powered Fidelity generator that was in Odyssey when we got her had been rigged up with a very hokey one-touch start/stop system involving four delay-timers and a bunch of relays, ...

Another view at Camanche.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:34:42 -0800

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Another view at Camanche.

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nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 11:23:00 -0800

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The team from Flexstone, Inc. begins installing the Granite Lite counter tops

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:39:54 -0700

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The team from Flexstone, Inc. begins installing the Granite Lite counter tops

Circuit to silence the annoying alarm bell in the cockpit.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:05:42 -0800

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Circuit to silence the annoying alarm bell in the cockpit.

The bedroom. Bookcases flank the main wardrobe -- note the retainer bars which keep the books in place while braking.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:55:07 -0800

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The bedroom. Bookcases flank the main wardrobe -- note the retainer bars which keep the books in place while braking.

Bathroom vanity. The tank level monitors are on the wall at upper left. Note also the drinking water tap for the separate filtered potable water system.

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:55:08 -0800

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Bathroom vanity. The tank level monitors are on the wall at upper left. Note also the drinking water tap for the separate filtered potable water system.

Another view of the galley. The Princess two-burner LP stove is visible under the Advantium oven. The butt and tail at the bottom of the photo is George, one of our cats. She's eating in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:55:13 -0800

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Another view of the galley. The Princess two-burner LP stove is visible under the Advantium oven. The butt and tail at the bottom of the photo is George, one of our cats. She's eating in ...

A closer view of the cat box bay. The overall height is about 12 inches and the thickness of the floor is an additional 3 inches, so the cats only need to jump up or down 15 inches. We als ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Odyssey) — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:53:38 -0700

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A closer view of the cat box bay. The overall height is about 12 inches and the thickness of the floor is an additional 3 inches, so the cats only need to jump up or down 15 inches. We als ...