I decided that the cockpit step was too wide and too deep, it was 2500mm wide across the cockpit and 300mm deep into it. I tried only 1500mm wide at only 150mm but the step was not deep enough and I figured if being too
The heat is restricting the productive work time. And there are 6 months of this to look forward to. Whilst building the boat I much prefer winter to summer (of course once it is done I will be chasing an endless
Because I am making the cockpit seating from parts and offcuts I have formed a number of smaller pieces into 3 larger panels, one piece curves around the port side of the boat around where the breakfast table will be,
I am ready to start working on the cabin top whenever I decide I am too impatient to wait any longer to get started and am willing to put up with making it under the bridgedeck. I have the underwing area clean and I
Little to show for my work today. I only spent 5 hours, 4 hours cleaning and hour measuring and sorting panels and planning the next stage of the build. I have a new plan. I have ummed and ahhed about whether I should
I have had a very frustrating week. I did not get to the shed all week until Friday afternoon, where I managed a couple of hours of prep work for glassing the foredeck to sidedeck that I had glued on Sunday. I ground
Yesterday was the perfect day for boatbuilding, pouring down outside and not hot, today not so good, the sun out shining and a bit warmer. My thumb is still numb so as a result, I really didn’t get much done
Another week where I got little done, I had a trip to Melbourne on Monday, and meetings in Sydney all day Thursday, and another body part starting to show wear and tear. I must have slept in a strange position on Monday
Believe it or not, it is the start of another season. These 3 month slabs seem to be flying by. At the start of each season I check out the sample plate with Pureseal on hanging under the pier in front of where we live.
The Bows are closed (on the inside of each hull) as is the foredeck. Next I will glue the side decks on. I had intended to, as I have every month for the last 3, to make the cabin top but I think it will be put off
