Now that the saloon settee has been completed we moved onto installing frame seven. This is the rear wall that seperates the main saloon from the cockpit. It is effectively an internal bulkhead as the turret roof and sides extend well beyond. The cockpit on the Sarah design is fully covered, a feature common to … Continue reading Frame seven
One of the advantages of building outdoors is that it is keeping us connected to the weather and environment. Well, thats what we keep saying to ourselves anyway: preparation for life aboard. Sailing is like camping, its all about the weather. What has been a constant surprise for us, is the difference to last winter, … Continue reading Pushing through the winter blues
Building a boat is a series of milestones. Some, such as turn-over day, bring about a sizemic change in the working environment. This week we lifted and fitted the lower bridgedeck and once again our world has changed. It took us two days to prepare for the lift. First we jacked it up for a dry … Continue reading Bridgedeck lifted and fitted
Its been a busy couple of weeks since our last post. The highlight being a surprise visit from our youngest daughter Haley, who flew down from Alice for a week. A great mothers day for Deb. We took a few days off the build to visit Pete's parents in Hobart, but not before co-opting Haley … Continue reading Surprise visit and stern steps completed
Autumn is well and truly upon us here in Tas. The days are becoming shorter and there is a chill in the air in the mornings. So far, however the settled conditions we have experienced for the last couple of months have continued, with light variable winds from the NE on most days. We were … Continue reading Beams continued
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
