At the boat show yesterday I saw some things that I will be buying in the very near future. I am going for a Lavac manual and electric vacuum toilet for the ensuite (and may even use it on the main toilet). You put the manual pump in line with the electric pump so the […]
I have glassed the conduit onto the Starboard inside hull bow after having glued and bogged it earlier in the day. I carefully removed the screws holding the conduit in place as the glue and bog was still wet so whilst it was held in place ok the glue was green and only a few […]
During the week I got the glue and join sanded on the starboard bow inside hull to deck panel on both the inside and outside ready for glass. The joins need to be free from sharp glue dags that would cause bubbles in the glass and also to remove any sharp corners so the transition […]
The glue from attaching the starboard bow panel was still very green and rubbery today so I could not sand it to clean it up for glassing. Whilst it might be ready tomorrow the back filling I did today wont be so it is better to leave it all to set properly and I will […]
The starboard bow inside deck is glue on. To be able to do this I first had to cut the doorway through to the toilet cubicle so that I could get inside that section to fill the gaps with glue. I will of course need to be in there to cove and glass the panel […]
After my mixed day yesterday, I only managed 4 hours today. I forgot to wear my knee brace so getting into and out of the hull about 10 times took its toll, and on top of that my thumb is quite sore from yesterdays fall and just to round it out to 3 my calves […]
I had a mixed day today. I didn’t get as much done on what I set out to do but I did get started on the catwalk, which was to come next. Impatience got the better of me and caused me a minor setback as a result. I fell as I was getting down off […]
During the week I sanded the last of the tapes and rough edges inside hatches on the starboard hull in preparation for gluing the inside bow panel on that hull and glass the forebeam in. I still have some work inside the starboard hull before I can start gluing though. I need to paint the […]
I may have written this before but it bears repeating because it is a recurring theme. There are 2 kinds of work on any large project especially boats, there is what is know as HVI or High Visual Impact work and the opposite, LVI or Low Visual Impact work. Self explanatory. The frustrating thing about […]
I got in to the shed today and the paint had not fully cured. I toyed with the idea of giving it a second coat, but decided against it. I also decided against painting the underside of the top before gluing it on, it would have been slightly easier but in the end I decided […]
