Today, with the help of my mate Simon and his crane, we started erecting the frames. Slow going at first, and it took all morning to erect two frames. I sent Simon home at lunch, as I realised I had to re-think the process, and did not want to waste his time. I decided to … Continue reading Erecting shelter frames
Month: February 2016
Bending metal
Now that the container is in place we need to start building a temporary shelter to give a measure of protection for us and the boat. I ordered 16 lengths of 75mm galv tube, and some 30mm for the horizontal braces. The design is based upon shelters used by a number of Easy Cat builders and will be 8m … Continue reading Bending metal
The container arives
The first thing we need to organise is a storage and workshop area, so a couple of days ago we made the 100k trip to Burnie and we are now the owners of a refurbished 20' container. It arrived on a side loader truck, and was something of a challenge for the driver to position in … Continue reading The container arives
The first day …
Finding a site for such a large project is a challenge. We have been blessed in that we have been given access to aprox 200 sqm of secure fenced space in an light industrial area, some 15 kilometres from Devonport in Tas. On the 9th Feb 2016, Deb and I began preparing the block for the … Continue reading The first day …
