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Back home for Christmas

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Posted on December 27, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Last sunday we boarded the Spirit of Tasmania and took the easy way across Bass Strait, thinking about the day we would be sailing across the pond in our own boat. It was a smooth crossing although there was a respectable … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Planking | 4 Replies

Rapid progress with the Port Hull

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Posted on December 9, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Building a catamaran is a bit like building two boats. Much of the work that has occupied us for the last four weeks has been covered in previous posts, but here is an update of our current situation. After taking … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Fiberglassing, Keels, Painting, Rudders | 3 Replies

Port hull framed up

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Posted on November 22, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Our building mates had advised us that we would be surprised by our progress with the second hull. This has turned out to be true. In the last two weeks we have erected the frames, glued and screwed the keelson, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Planking | 2 Replies

Starboard hull completed and Port hull commenced.

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Posted on November 12, 2016 by Peter Imms

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It was a big day for us when we finally completed the starboard hull. After fairing the hull we had a delay of a couple of days as we waited for the paint to arrive, which somehow got lost in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Keels, Painting, Rudders | 2 Replies

Q cell and sanding

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Posted on October 30, 2016 by Peter Imms

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After the fibreglassing is the process of applying and sanding a coat of Qcell. Qcell is a micro balloon glass bubble filler that is mixed with epoxy resin. It’s so fine that in its dry form it runs like water, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Q Cell, Torture Board | 4 Replies

Family days and fiberglassing completed

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Posted on October 17, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Boatbuilding has taken a back seat this month for a much more important project … the wedding of our youngest daughter, Haley. It was a terrific day and we are thrilled to have a new addition to the family, Sam. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Fiberglassing, Keels, Outboards | 2 Replies

The big top is back on.

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Posted on September 16, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Its been a few weeks since we have posted an update. We took a week off the build for a trip to Kettering to spend time with Pete’s mum and dad. Being around to help our parents was one of the reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Outboards, Rudders, Shelter | 1 Reply

Keel and rudder done …

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Posted on August 28, 2016 by Peter Imms

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This week was about preparing the boat for fiberglass. We fiberglassed the keel with four layers of 300 gsm glass and a 450 gsm Dynell protective boot and fitted it to the hull. We also applied Q cell and faired … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Keels, Rudders | 2 Replies

Sheeting completed … for now

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Posted on August 22, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Last Tuesday was a milestone day, as we completed sheeting the starboard hull. We are now moving on to the next stage, which is preparing to fiberglass the hull. Before that however are a few jobs to complete. The hull … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Fiberglassing, Keels, Planking | Leave a reply

Not so twisted …

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Posted on August 13, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Work continues at a steady pace, interspersed with family events and celebrations. We are close to completing planking, and on rainy days continue to prepare frames for the port hull, fabricate rudders and mini keels, and pre-coat the inside faces … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Keels, Planking, Rudders | 1 Reply

A great place to spend the days

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Posted on July 30, 2016 by Peter Imms

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The last few two weeks have settled into a regular routine. Pete gets up at around 6.30 and heads to the beach for some God (and personal) time: breakfast, then off to the site around 8am. Tarps are removed, Rex (resident watch … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Keels, Planking, Rudders | Leave a reply

Things we do on a rainy day

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Posted on July 21, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Well Selah has survived yet another wild nor’easter since our last post. She certainly has had a baptism of fire in her short life. If nothing else, it has reinforced in us the necessity of building strength into every joint. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Keels, Planking, Plywood, Rudders, Shelter | 4 Replies

Planking commences

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Posted on July 10, 2016 by Peter Imms

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A week of good weather has seen us make steady progress. We have commenced planking the hull. First each plywood sheet is offered up to the hull and temporarily clamped in position. The edges are marked for trimming, and the location of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Planking | 1 Reply

Our plane has wings …

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Posted on July 10, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Now that all the stringers and chines have been glued in, we are beveling. This is the process of planing the chines and keel to match the frames, to provide a firm base for the sheeting. Selah is to be sheeted … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Beveling | Leave a reply

A grandfathers heritage.

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Posted on June 26, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Building a boat outside in winter in northern Tas is not for the faint hearted. We have a fire bucket that is surprisingly effective, good quality thermals, and are intentional about keeping each other’s spirits up on the occasional dreary … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Shelter | 5 Replies

Framing up continues

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Posted on June 22, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Its been a good week. The stringers and chines have been installed on the starboard hull. deb has filled all the screw holes with builders bog and sanded them back. She has also sealed all the bulkheads and frames with … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Keels, Stingers | Leave a reply

Rain, floods and big wind.

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Posted on June 15, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Over the past two weeks Tasmania has let us know who’s boss, in her own particular way. Sunday before last I woke at 5.30am to the sound of wind and rain. I checked my weather APP and was alarmed to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Keels, Rudders, Shelter | 3 Replies

Starboard hull takes shape

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Posted on June 3, 2016 by Peter Imms

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Its been 12 weeks since we took delivery of the timber and began lofting (marking out) the frames and stem pieces. Although we took great care, and Deb double checked measurements, its not until assembly you can be certain no mistakes have … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Strongbacks | 2 Replies

Scarfing continues

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Posted on June 3, 2016 by Peter Imms

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One of the major decisions we had to make early on was weather to build the hulls consecutively or concurrently. We chose to build both the hulls at the same time. Four months in, we are glad we did. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Frames, Strongbacks | Leave a reply

Scarfs and tarps

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Posted on May 25, 2016 by Peter Imms

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After weeks of wild weather, we have been able to move operations out of the workshop and make the final preparations for hull assembly. We moved all the bits of boat out to the shelter, and got them labelled and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, The Build | Tagged Building Site, Strongbacks | 5 Replies

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