We are starting to come to terms with the problems in our business and I took some time to get some work done on the beam today. The rear edge of the forebeam has the front edges of the trampolines attached to it. There are a number of methods of attaching the tramps, my favoured […]
On Friday Jo and I had a shipment of stock we have been expecting for our business and it was finally delivered after being delayed by a few months. We have been plagued for years by quality control problems so we employed a specialist quality control company to inspect a new manufacturer (that they found […]
I promised Jo I would spend the day with her today, not build the boat. Every now and then I like to take a day off the boat and go out with Jo and do something fun together. I was repeatedly told before I started building the boat that once I started I would have […]
Gremlins creep in at the most unexpected moments. I lay awake last night carefully planning the almost military set up of getting the u bolts into the beam and the 2 halves glued together in one fluid operation. I started by setting out everything I would need for the entire job in the order I […]
I had a fairly easy day today, I just did a little work on the dingy, I sanded the primer back and did some work on the hatches. I will need to highbuild or bog the noses a little better as they are not fair enough for the paint job we want to do, so […]
After such a productive weekend it was disappointing today to get so little done. I managed to finally get the holes drilled in the 5mm stainless steel straps with some help from James, well truth be known he drilled them! I was using the drill at super high speed and blunting the drill bits, the […]
Today I sanded the outside of the bottom half of the forebeam. I just have to glue the timber blocks and U-bolts in before I can glue the 2 halves together. Hopefully I will get that done this week and next weekend I can finish the beam. I also trimmed the mdf temporary bulkheads down […]
I pottered around today doing bits and pieces. I sanded the top of the forebeam and made preparations for the anchor bridle blocks. I have a very solid cedar block that I can glue into the beam to hold the U bolts in. I will shape the block to the inside shape of the beam […]
Jo and I spent about 2 hours cleaning up yesterday, so the boat and the surrounds are now clean again, all of the sawdust I put down to mop up spilt hardener is picked up, all of the offcuts put away or thrown away and most of the dust vacuumed up. There was also quite […]
This month I will finish the dinghies, finish the forebeam and get a start on the daggerboards. I will also seek out a new warehouse so that I can move in March or April so that I can join the 2 hulls. This is an exciting time around the boat. With the dingy job nearing […]
