With the success of the starboard sump lids I will of course repeat it for the port hull. The port sump needs a large lid even more than the starboard one, because as well as acting as a normal sump I will also fit 2 of
I am a bit paranoid about hitting something with my daggerboards down and it acting like a knife and cutting a neat slice down the middle of my hull, so I have made the daggerboard cases stronger than the design specs
With the under sole frame for the oversize inspection port that I am making measured out and the aperture cut out of the duflex sole I glued and glassed the ply frame that will house the male screw thread drum top to
I have been experimenting with an idea that Dennis gave me for a lid for my sumps. Neither sump is directly inside the shower. But sumps have pumps in them and must be accessible so that if they break down they can be
In order to install furniture the soles below them must be glassed down, but in order for them to be glassed down any under-sole work needs to be completed, as it was in the ensuite (I had some plumbing to install
So finally back on my own build I finished the port forward bedroom hull-side (outboard) cabinet is finished. I coated the shelves with white epoxy and then glassed the top on. I had some work to do on the top, I had to
Not much work was done to my boat last weekend because of the combination of very hot weather and last minute work that I helped out doing on Nine Lives. I also spent time during the week finishing a variety of small
It is amazing how fast time slips by whilst building this boat. Already I have been working over 4 years and it is now 2 years since I put the second Pureseal test plate in the water. And It is still performing as well
That heading is not going to change for months as I slowly move one room at a time around the boat fitting the internal furniture. I am not able to just finish a room and move on as I originally thought for 2 reasons,