I have managed to tape the 2 of the last 3 sets of hull panels, the ones between bulkheads 7 and 8 and 2 and 3 leaving only the joins between 1 and 2 to do. There will also be one more tape to do in between bulkhead 0 and 1, I was doing them […]
I only had time to do an hours work on the hull today but I still managed to get an internal section of hull taped. The most forward living space in the Starboard hull, is the ensuite bathroom between bulkhead 3 and 4 and is about 1 meter in length. It is still 6 joins, […]
On Saturday in the heat it took 6 hours to finish 1 section, (6 hull panel tapes), yesterday in cooler conditions it took 4 hours and today in even cooler conditions it took 3 hours. All 3 were larger panel sections between the main 4 bulkhead, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Some of the improvement […]
It was a little cooler today but it is still very hot inside the upturned hull. I decided to get better organized today. I did away with the ladder and put 2 44gallon drums inside with a plank, that way I could tape the whole length by walking along the plank. I got away with […]
Have you ever done aerobics in a sauna? That is what it feels like taping a hull join up a ladder, overhead in an upturned hull. The hull traps the rising heat and acts like a sauna and it is very hot. Much hotter than the prevailing temperature outside. Yesterday was a warm day but […]
I have not had much chance to do anything to the boat in the last 2 weeks. Jo and I were in Melbourne for a week and we got back Tuesday of last week, then on Friday through to Sunday we had the annual Schionning Muster. I would not miss the muster for anything. In […]
I have removed the temporary bulkheads, although I am not quite finished with them yet. The curve shape of the hull to deck is made by strip planking cedar strips and I will need the temps of this section to create these curved panels. I will cut the un-needed sections of them out so they […]
I had another of my lazy Sundays where I don’t do much except watch tv. I did go and check on the cure of the copper epoxy coat and to remove the masking skirt. It is not completely set and whilst it is dry but a little soft, I can still leave a fingerprint. But […]
I pumped 10 pumps of resin directly into the roller tray and mixed it with the drill and mixer attachment. After about a minute of mixing I poured in 500g of copper powder and mixed for another minute before rolling it onto the hull. On the port hull I used a medium pile roller for […]
I had another of those long days punctuated by 3 hours waiting for paint to dry. So while I was on site for 9 hours, only 6 were spent actually working. Again I could have been doing things while I waited for the first copper epoxy resin coat to dry enough to apply the second […]
