After a few days off last week to spend time with Pete's dad, while his mum took a trip to the mainland, we returned to the build site refreshed and raring to go. Since the last post, Deb has mainly been continuing with the laborious task of filleting the shelving that runs along most of … Continue reading Back outside again …
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 swell. We always enjoy the trip. The TT ferries are excellent ships with very effective … Continue reading Back home for Christmas
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, chines and stringers, plus planed the bevels: a process that took us about six weeks first … Continue reading Port hull framed up
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 had to be shaped to accept the keel. Prior to sheeting I shot a laser line … Continue reading Sheeting completed … for now
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 of the hull sheets, prior to gluing in place. We also completed a job we … Continue reading Not so twisted …
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 dog) is thanked for watching over Selah, tools are retrieved from storage, and a quick … Continue reading A great place to spend the days
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. On the eve of the storm I had considered pulling down the big tarp from the … Continue reading Things we do on a rainy day
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 stringers and frames marked on the inside. Each sheet is then removed, cut to fit and … Continue reading Planking commences
