Jo and I have done everything we can in preparation for the hull move tomorrow. We have cleaned the old warehouse out of as much stuff as we can, swept and vacuumed as much dust up as we could and moved the overturned hull (the one on the cradles) all the way over to the […]
Warren has been feeling a little guilty for not spending as much time on my dingy (his is already in use). But I have repeatedly assured him that I am more than satisfied with the work he has done in design and also his help in moving my hulls next weekend more than make up […]
I didn’t make much progress on the dingy today even though I was at the warehouse for about 4 hours. So I am only counting 2 hours of work on the boat for a total of 36. Instead we emptied the warehouse of a lot of the remaining stock we store there and transferred it […]
With all the underside taping completed, I started and finished all of the topside taping, well almost. I glued and taped ply pads into the underside of the tops in the stern behind the transom to take the rear deck hardware. I also glued and taped a timber block into the middle of the bow […]
I have basically finished taping the underside of the dingy. It will need to sand the edges smooth, but Warren suggested we wet the glass tapes out on the hulls that way we resin coat the hulls as we go, which made good sense. Tomorrow I will tape the remaining joins on the topsides of […]
I finally got the keys to the new warehouse today. I have taken a 3 year lease and I am hoping that I can finish the boat in that time. I have an option for an additional year if needed but Jo and I are aiming to spend New Years Eve 2009 on the boat […]
Today I glassed in the ply floors in the hatches, made steps for the stern of each hull and glued the lids on. That only leaves the steps to be glued in and then the lids trimmed so that all of the exterior joins can be glassed. Then a final sand and a coat of […]
Regular readers will know that I have been testing some sample plates of a new type of single application antifoul called PureSeal. The idea being that this material is slippery which helps the hull move through the water giving better speed and fuel economy. But its antifoul property is that, being so slippery nothing can […]
This month I will be moving into a new warehouse with enough room to finish the boat but more importantly the ability to easily get the boat out. I may even get to join the hulls this month but that very much depends on how soon I am able to move the hulls over and […]
I did a little more work on dingy 2 today. I have trimmed the panels to size and have rounded the sharp edges off them ready for taping. But before I do the external taping I will finish the internal coving and taping so that the lids can be glued on and the taping of […]
