With the daggers and cases finished and the forebeam glued into the boat it is time to start closing the shell to lock up. Starting with gluing the bow panels back on and then the foredeck, leaving only the side hull to deck turns to glue on later, I will also get a start on […]
I left the port dagger case not quite fit correctly last night. I should have persevered as all that was needed was a little more trimming of the hole in a couple of places and it would be right. It took me just 15 minutes to get the trimming done today and now the case […]
I have started on the foredeck planking. Even though I have not yet sanded and glassed the inside of the inside bow panels, I figure they are not going to change shape so I can safely make the foredeck panel and sand and glass them later. The foredeck planking buts neatly between the 2 inside […]
On Thursday I was invited to sail on Warren’s 40ft Crowther cat from Swansea (Lake Macquarie, NSW Central Coast) about 60 nautical miles down to Woy Woy, just north of Sydney. The forecast was for NE winds 10-15 knots for most of the day (perfect for our trip south) swinging to SE later, but we […]
I have not managed much work on the boat over the past 10 days. Just a few hours here and there. I guess with family obligations I don’t usually get much time on the build this time of year. I have started planking the port inside bow, even though I have not yet glassed the […]
I got an early start today with the intention of knocking off early. Also the shed is cooler in the mornings as the sun has not had a chance yet to cook the air inside, and it felt cool until I started sanding the panel and I soon felt hot, then later as I glassed […]
Another hot day today. When I first inspected this shed in February I must have done so on a cool day because I don’t remember it being a concern to me then, but this shed is much hotter than the last one, at least it feels that way. And it is only going to get […]
The bow section is much smaller than the sides of the entire hulls but they still take a while to plank. Not as many screws to drive in but more planks needed to fill a larger radius, and the inside of the bows change shape more dramatically over a shorter area than the hull to […]
Another stinking hot weekend, yesterday was not as hot but today was low 30’s and extremely humid, until the late afternoon summer storms hit. I rode the scooter in a t-shirt and shorts to the shed so I headed off to beat the rain at 5.00pm but it poured down as I got half way […]