After the big day yesterday, we woke to a dull and drizzly morning. While the rain is much needed, as Tassy is in the grip of a water shortage, it was a bit chilly for our un acclimatised Northern Territory bones. Deb decided to stay home to sort out our rego and licence transfers, and … Continue reading A lofty business
Month: March 2016
Materials arrive
Today was a good day... One of the challenges when embarking on a major build project the size of Selah is researching and sourcing the materials, and then managing the vast amounts of it, when it arrives. Surprisingly we were unable find willing suppliers locally, despite Tassy being a wood and timber state. Even after … Continue reading Materials arrive
Steam, Huon Pine, Tractors and war
Back in Alice winter was our festival season. Every weekend a concert or community event. Here in Tassy the summer weekends are full of potential activities to distract us from the build! But we are not complaining. Today we took Debs parents to the Shefield festival of Steam. Here are some photos of the day. … Continue reading Steam, Huon Pine, Tractors and war
Strongback build
We had a bit of a win today. For some time I have been trying to think of a low cost way to build the strongbacks. They need to be straight and strong, but with a combined length of 48 linear meters purchasing new timber was going to cost close to $400. My original plan was … Continue reading Strongback build
Ground-works underway
Now that the shelter has been completed, we can commence preparing the site for the build. The two hulls are to be built concurrently upside down on ladder frames called strongbacks - in nautical terms. The stongbacks keep all the elements of the hulls plumb and straight, until they are glued and screwed and self supporting. Building … Continue reading Ground-works underway
Welcome
Perhaps it was the cancer operation or, as my daughter suggested, just plain old mid-life crisis, but sometime around the middle of 2015 Deb and I made the decision to relocate from Alice Springs to Devonport and build a 12 metre catamaran. So whatever the reason (and there is a reason for everything) we write … Continue reading Welcome
Shelter done
This morning with some help from family and friends the massive tarp was hoisted in place. Initially we wern't sure how we were going to get the tarp over the 4.5M high frames, but after a suggestion from our sister-in-law Jody, we rolled the tarp into a 13m long "sausage" then simply threw four ropes … Continue reading Shelter done
Shelter takes shape
Today we finished lifting the frames for the shelter. The job was made much easier by the use of a forklift, plus this time around I had pre-drilled all the connecting saddles and locating holes. Rob & Russ, Debs dad & brother generously gave their time. Four hours all up. For the first time we got … Continue reading Shelter takes shape
