After a couple of big weeks we treated ourselves to a day off. We have had a season of glorious, settled weather with mostly light NE winds, sunny days and very little rain. Port Sorell is a beautiful spot and we love to take walks along the foreshore tracks. On Monday we headed to Hawley … Continue reading Aft decks and a bit of R&R
At 10 am yesterday (Sat) around 20 people turned up to help us turn the hulls & bridge deck over. We were grateful that so many turned out to help us. A mixture of interested locals, acquaintances, friends and relatives. It was a three stage process. Firstly the bridgedeck, which was built upside down, was carried … Continue reading Roll over day happens
The lower bridgedeck is complete and ready to be rolled over. This beast taught us a few thing along the way. Big and unwieldy, we underestimated how long it would take us to build. It had to be finished in time for roll-over day so the pressure was on. The last detail sanding was completed … Continue reading Bridgedeck complete
Well we have made the date and sent out the invites... Next Saturday will be a major milestone for us as we roll the hulls. We should be able to make the deadline. The bridgedeck bearers have been affixed and we are currently sanding and cleaning up in preparation for fiberglassing, applying QCell and fairing. … Continue reading Gearing up for roll-over
Having completed the hulls we are now free to start work on the lower bridge deck. This is exciting for us as it means that rollover-day is getting closer, but although it looks like a relatively simple assembly, all straight lines and no tricky angles, it is nevertheless a large volume piece. With six 7.1m long … Continue reading Lower Bridge Deck underway
