Rub Rails On

All four purple heart rails are bedded. Now hust have to glue 148 wooden caps cavering the screws.

                                 

Rub Rail

Well, the first 60 x 40mm purple heart rub-rail is on. Needed three strong bods, more hands and jacks but managed to bend them it into place and screw with Sika 291 behind on my own.

I did dry fit it first. Three more to go.

Spindrift is Progressing

 Launch date is still the 28th but here are a few progress photos on the outside.

Purple Heart rub rails

Spindrift's stern

Rudder and Fish table closed

Fish table open

Cleat and Dinghy tow guideAdd caption

Hydraulic steering ram cover

Foredeck

Bow fitting & vent

Bow fitting & vent
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Installing vent, deck prism & mast step

Welldeck

Rain catching roof

Helm hatch

Radar pedestal

Hatches

Dinghy transom chocks

Gas bottle locker, engine room vent

A Sneak Peak Below The Welldeck

 With the aid of three chain blocks it lowered endways and was manhandled onto the bearers.

Beta 35. (Kubota 4cyl, 1498cc, 35hp)

Not installed yet. That will happen after I finish painting and installing the welldeck hatch surround.

Real nice having a proper engine room on a 10m vessel.

The Engine Has Arrived - Beta 35

Lid is off. It is in the boat she'd but will stay where it is for a while. Lots of other stuff to do before installing.

Bibs and Bobs

 Acro Prop Beach Legs fitted

Engine Room Blower chimney

325 Watt Solar panel plinths

Heater storage for when its not in use.

Windscreen Wiper

 Complicated task. Trying to make a wiper system fit  that will give the largest possible clearance.

The wooden stick is swinging from a nail in the deck beam where the motor shaft will be.

Finally after much experimenting purchased an Exalto LD motor, arm and blade.

Helm Station

Lots to do yet, but that works fo me.

Engine panel on the left.

Auto pilot controller in centre.

Furuno DB 9 on right. GPS, Sounder, Radar.

Windlass up/down on left vertical

12v Jack and double USB on right.

The switchboard / power cupboard is also installed awaiting paint, wire and BEP power panels.

Power Panel

Here is the beginning of the power panel.

Battery switches and DVDRs on the left door Circuit breakers  and battery monitoring on the right door. USB and power jack's at top right.

Dining Table Fitted

The Legun fitting enables the table to be moved through 360 degrees and also out of the way.