Well we are entering our third winter for the build, and it has arrived with typical north-west coast enthusiasm. Westerly fronts are punching through with gale force winds every nine days or so, followed by a period of calmer north … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Saloon
Internal fitout #1
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Since our last post, we have been focused on completing the internal fit-out to paint stage. After painting, we will fit the deck and build the turret. Our reasoning is that although our shelter has done an outstanding job, especially … Continue reading
Hatches, Tanks, Outboard Pods and shiny things
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“If at all possible, avoid building your own deck hatches. Install pre-manufactured ones…” Well despite this rather excellent advice given to us by Gary, a fellow Sarah boatbuilder, we have spent much of the last two weeks doing exactly that… … Continue reading
Frame seven
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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 … Continue reading
Saloon Settee completed
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The design and construction aspect of the saloon settee is complete. We will return to it when the water tanks we have ordered from Atlas tanks arrive. They are installed under the settee, directly behind frame five. Part of the … Continue reading
Webb lockers, Adam Ant and Manna Hill
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Nothing worthwhile comes without a struggle, and we are happy to be able to report that the web lockers are finally completed. They have turned out to be the most physically demanding aspect of the build so far. The web … Continue reading
Web lockers and weighty matters
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Since our last post, we have completed assembling the forward web lockers, which are now ready for fiberglassing. We approached this job with some apprehension, as it requires bending two layers of full-size 6mm sheets into a curved lamination. It’s a … Continue reading
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