Sanding Fibreglass

It was a friend who, while building his yacht, made the statement "There is always more sanding." Wrong! There is much more than that! 

Glassing, Sanding

Nothing to show with photos. All looks the same except that the well-deck, cabin top and sides are glassed with 290gsm cloth. 

The cabin front and deck boxes still need to be glassed. I have used a roll and run out. Can't get any more at the moment with this covid bug roaming. If anyone had 6m or more spare I am happy to buy. 

Meanwhile, there is always sanding,,, and more sanding.

Engine Dorade & Gas Bottle box

Currently fitting the gas bottle box to Port and the engine room vent box that also accommodates the tank breathers to starboard on the welldeck.

Some change

Welldeck covered, Cabin top complete with eyebrow and cover boards / drainage and helm hatch fitted.
Boom crutch and washboards for the helm hatch fit after glassing the top and sides. Before glassing I need to cut the rebates for the windows.
Currently coving the welldeck extremities, finishing the deck drains and fitting partners around the welldeck hatch. The hatch is a Goyot 600mm square.

Well Deck

Thank goodness for my overhead crane. These extended 18mm Meranti sheets are heavy. I picked this one off the floor and transited over the cabin top and lowered it in place. Bit of a tight fit.

Scarfing Again!

Here I am all set to start scarfing the three 18mm ply sheets for the welldeck. Each is 2970mm long. Long scarfs. Happy that I have an overhead block and tackle system for managing the lifting of these heavy sheets.

An Update as Work Progresses

Still working on the eyebrow. Happy with it. The beam has a 150mm cambre and a tight bend at each end. Hence the need for the slots which will be filled with glue.
Plus a few pics of the interior with the saloon bunks under construction.

 

 

Forward Cabin Top Beam

The forward cabin Top beam / eyebrow / flashing all glued up.

After this there is only the boom crutch and hatch washboards to complete then the cabin woodwork will be finished.

Looking like a boat.

Helm Hatch Fitted

Two skins of ply on the cabin top and helm hatch Fitted.

Filling Holes

Friend, Greg & Elaine from Spokane Washington are here for a few days. Cool, Greg has been put to work with the putty knife. There is about a thousand staple holes in the cabin top.