I turned the forebeam over and laid bog strips on the beam underside today. I gave it a light sand to knock off some rough spots here and there and to flatten some of the bog that was on the underside but before that I filled the last of the high spots visible with the […]
Part of the reason for building our boat is the experiences that are available to people who are lucky enough to have them. Such as viewing the New Years Eve fireworks in Sydney from on the harbour. Jo, Jake and I have been to see the fireworks a number of times from Hunters Hill on […]
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 […]
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 […]
I had a late start today and was also distracted by having a TV on in the shed (on the bridgedeck!) to watch my team get smashed again in the football. I was contemplating going as my team is only ever in Sydney once a year (I follow Carlton for the Southern State Aussies) but […]
After a great day catching a ferry across Broken Bay for lunch at Palm Beach (from Ettalong) I put in 2 hours in the afternoon scraping at the air bubbles, poorly adhered glass and holes to remove any suspect glass before filling them all with bog. I also filled any of those low spots that […]
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 […]
I have now started on the Starboard hull. The build should be the same as it was for the Port hull, except faster as I now know a little better what I am doing and should be able to make decisions faster and make less mistakes. I will also know what not to spend so […]
I am at the very last stages of the Port hull for now before I finally turn it over and put it aside and start on the Starboard hull. It has been a long 10 months (or it seems long because it appears that not much has happened for a long time). I am keen […]
I have titled the month “turning the hull” for the last 3 months, maybe this month is the one!! It would be fair to say that we haven’t got much done in the last couple of months and that we should have been reporting, some time in May on the turning of the first hull, […]
