I got back to working on the boat today. I filled the joins between the deck panels between bulkhead 0 and 1 so that I can cove and tape the inside of the joins tomorrow before adding the next pair of panels. These 2 panels, once added will make the space at the bow too […]
How can I describe how much fun it is to be at the snow with a bung knee. Whilst everyone else went off each day in glorious sun drenched warmth getting tans whilst boarding or skiing in t-shirts, I on the other hand stayed indoors, working mostly and reading Pamela Stevenson’s book about sailing the […]
I have now started the planking of the Starboard hull having stood the bulkheads in August. I anticipate that I should have the hull glassed and bogged by the end of the month so next month means back to the sanding! I can’t wait. I can’t believe I am nearly up to sanding again having […]
It’s official, my knee will need surgery. I have torn the cartilage and will need arthroscopic surgery to repair it (Randal diagnosed me correctly over the internet!). I saw a sports doctor today, had x-rays and have an appointment to see an orthopedic surgeon Monday week, next week I have a week at the snow […]
Today my knee improved markedly because I couldn’t get a decent sleep with my knee strapped so I decided to remove the strapping (bandages holding the joint still) and awoke to much less pain and walking did not make it worsen during the day. So my home doctoring was actually making it worse. And to […]
Still hobbling, I see the sports doc on Wednesday and fear it may need an operation. Nevertheless I still managed to attach the outboard bilge panel. It only took a couple of hours so I am confident I will get the other side up tomorrow. Then the bigger panels may take a little longer and […]
Perhaps I would not have had time to glass the bilge panels yesterday even if I wasn’t hobbling around as it took me 3 hours to complete the job today but then I was also hobbling around today, but it didn’t seem like it was slowing me down all that much today. I have to […]
Today the hull planking started. Unfortunately due to my worsening knee injury, it is progressing slowly. It took me all day, 8 hours just to attach the keel boards. I didn’t even manage to glass the next panels, so that will happen tomorrow but that means that the next panels wont be lifted into place […]
With the bulkheads all stood, checked, braced and re checked I am ready to start attaching the hull panels, starting with the keel boards. I have glassed them in the places adjacent to bulkheads 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 where the plans call for reinforcement so that the tapes that join the bulkhead to […]
Well it took slightly longer to stand the last temporary bulkhead tbh6 than I thought. I had anticipated it would take an hour but it took about and hour and a half. I got it stood in about 20 minutes but it took me ages to get it exactly right. I would move it on […]
