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Last night we slept aboard for the first time. OK now… don’t get too excited. No, we haven’t launched Selah without telling you. But we are pleased to let you all know that our girl is now decently clothed and … Continue reading
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Well, Christmas has arrived and we are pleased that the building phase of our ship is now complete. Yes, we are short of our self-imposed schedule but are not disappointed. We have worked solidly to get to this stage, and … Continue reading
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This morning with some help from family and friends the massive tarp was hoisted in place. Initially we wern’t sure how we were going to get the tarp over the 4.5M high frames, but after a suggestion from our sister-in-law … Continue reading
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Today, with the help of my mate Simon and his crane, we started erecting the frames. Slow going at first, and it took all morning to erect two frames. I sent Simon home at lunch, as I realised I had … Continue reading
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Now that the container is in place we need to start building a temporary shelter to give a measure of protection for us and the boat. I ordered 16 lengths of 75mm galv tube, and some 30mm for the horizontal braces. The design is … Continue reading
Building Selah 