Today I did the uni ropes in bulkheads 4 and 5, leaving only bulkhead 6 the large saloon door bulkhead to do, probably tomorrow. Then I can start to do the strip planking. The capped section of the rear bulkhead has set
The first uni rope has been wet out and inserted into the trough. I started with the rear bulkhead (BH7) and I decided that rather than capping it, letting it set then gluing the pieces I cut off back on again later, I
Whilst I spent half the day at the warehouse today unfortunately work (on the computer) got in the way so I only spent an hour or so working on the boat. I actually got everything ready to wet out the first uni rope and
I had a fairly easy day today, just preparing for a big day of rope wet out and inserting into the troughs later in the week when I have some help lifting the 7 meter rope. I will wet it out on the cutting bench on a
One of the hardest things to do on the build is to cut perfectly good bulkheads. Not physically difficult but emotionally. Of course this is all just in your mind, and I imagine drilling through hull holes will be
Having recovered from the near disaster (see last post in August) I put it behind me and got on with the job today. But first, regular readers will know that at the start of each season I report on the PureSeal test. I
The last of the hull construction is the strengthening uni ropes in the tops of the 4 spanning bulkheads, (I also still have a uni stack on the front of the front bulkhead to do) and then the external furniture which
