Bits arriving

23-11-2008


Bow Thruster tunnel before fitting



Hydraiulic tank and solenioids



Capstan



100m of 13mm chain
weighs 500+ Kgs




The Thruster tunnel is 268 mm OD
The Hole cut was 250mm
So I think i should have bought a smaller tunnel and thruster.

I Copied the cad drawing with the new size to make a plastic template.

Fitting Bow Tunnel

23-11-2008 Part 2


Thruster Tunnel drilled for the thruster.
The centre Line is the centre of the prop.


Showing the new hole size after the template.
Cutting this was easy. Enter Makita Tools once again.
I cut both sides with a varispeed Makita Jigsaw.
1 blade was used with some cutting fluid.



Bits cut out. and tube inserted.


Tube fully in ready for scribing and cutting to shape.

Inside view of the fitted tunnel, Now you can see why I had to keep the tube forward away from the bulkhead.

Fit is perfect.

More soon. just not getting time to get this done.

12th October 2008

Am... hello ... rem me..

To the many who have been checking in all the time thanks for staying with this.

Cam working again, need to get the spider web off the lense.

Now story time.....

I hope you all enjoyed the lovely wet summer we have had here, between the weather and work I am now some months behind where I wanted to be.
The pictures below are really from the last post until the other day so they are not really recent.

Some things that are now done:

All the internal welding is now complete
All the outside main sheets running on the spray rails are complete, as are all the top bulwark edges and all of the flybridge.

The Internal entrance steps are 50% DONE just to wait till the engine lands in and I can finish them to the floor.
The radar arch is up and fully welded except for internal fittings to close the inside bits with white plastic.





Radar arch before fitting




New Re-designed entrance and seat, its way smaller than was as I realised I hadn't any 7 Foot friends. The entrance first step being sofar back meant I could take 4" off the top and rake the front way back to mimic the radar arch angle. (thanks to Edgar for showing me the error of my ways) I had really made a big square box on top of the lovely sweeping lines of the radar arch.....



Here she is in all her glory.
If you plugged the stern tube it would float .!!!!!!



I closed off the end of the flybridge wall and merged the radar arch. its totally smooth once sanded and will look great, I also added a dummy piece to thicken the side sheet. bent a bit of 50mm bar onto it.


About 3 weeks ago I finally ordered all the Vetus kit.

Soon the engine, hydraulic tank, pump and thrusters will be here along with steering and controls.

I have also designed a 1200 litre fresh watertank for up under the fwd floor.

This is a 2 part post..

12th October 2008 Part 2.


Bullwark plating fitted, I added this to continue the thickness up to the aft roof level.
The angled piece is custom and tacked and beated into shape, its actually twisted over two different axis.. not standard but it looks great. I will do the same where the radar arch meets the flybridge sides to sweep it back.




Plumbed fuel tanks, both thanks are fitted with inlets, vents, abalance pipe between each tank and a 20mm takeoff and return .
One tank will feed the engine and the other will feed the generator. both tanks are balances so its really one big tank. 2000 liters in total.






Bullwark plating looking aft.
I'm going to fit 2 stancions along the midships. I will recess these into the side rather than mount on the floor causing a trip hazard, Bits are on the way.. VETUS again..


Bullwark plating looking forward.
Note the gap at the bow..

I am putting a conical shaped bowsprit here to house the anchor ( a 30Kg Bruce)
I have a funky anchor roller bought in Germany and the cone shaped piece is being laser cut and will ne bent by friends of mine into shape.
I will show pics when I'm doing it..


Got a fit Last sunday the 5th October..
did this in 4 hours. then I ran out of gas... always on a weekend!!!!



Before you wonder if the steps are level, they are ...
remember the floor and Flybridge roof are curved...
not bad for a 23 year old Makita 9" grinder....

The kids love the new steps.
I could do the same on the other side but I really don't want to as it takes too much space. I have a life raft canister to put on the other side.

Thats the BIG update to date.

The inside will now need sand blasting and I have the man to do it soon.
The whole thing is going fine just very slow.

More soon as I have some time this week

Big update comming soon..

Waterford County Flag on the Boat for the Hurling match Sunday.

Lit by Dara.

28th & 29th June 2008


Good weekend on the boat.
Got the entrance and seat welded down.
I'll cut out the seat top in the next day or two.




Also got both Swimdeck steps fully welded




I tackled the rub rails on saturday and managed to get the left side tacked and shaped.

I am very pleased with the outcome.

Gort the other side done today (Sun) and then started to frame under the swim deck.
Slightly unknown waters here as there isint a plan as such as the extended swim platform is custom to this boat only.
The underside of the rub rails have to merge with the underside of the platform,
Also theres a really funky idea i'm working on that involves some cool additions and some hydraulics..



6 of the 9 stiffeners welded in.

27th June 2008

No pictures to show, but work well under way.

The Aft Cabin roof has been fully welded and is now totally waterproof.

The Flybridge floor has also been welded down and tidied up where I cut out for the new door.

The Aft steps are 50% fully welded in and should be done over the weekend.

All thats left will be the upper spray rail and the fore deck roof. then alot of tidying up.

some time next week I should be doing the out side welding..

I've been messing with the grawings to produce a line drawing that can be used for some of the panels,

This is the boat as will be built on its waterline, I like it!

25th June 2008


Today, I got some plate cut to finish the entrance




Inner bits from flybridge cut to shape


All lined up fine


The seat top will be cut to shape of the base.


View from the inside

24th June 2008

Raining again, we managed to push on.
The side panels I cut on Sunday fitted fine.







Note The floods of rain.


I want a half round edge on the front and back to make it smooth looking, I cut this into quarters,
If you ever need a grinder get a Makita, I'm 41 and Got that same grinder for my 16th birthday.




Quarter rounds fitted.




Rough outline of the seat front, The curved bits are supposed to inside plate the flybridge.
I am doing it different so these bits can get cut down to make the seat front curved.
The roof will be cut under the final lines.
I have finished the step heights on CAD and the clearances are going to be great.

22nd June 2008

Bright and really windy day today, No point in trying to finish weld as the wind is too high.
I decided the aft steps were going in today,
the small welds needed would be fine if they were wind blown.



As it was , It was access to the inside for months now.




Inner curved plate and capping strip hammered into shape as it was welded up to the top.


3 of the 5 steps fitted.


The finished steps, I did move the curved bit on the side to fit to the steps correctly,



Product testing, Dara was the first to climb them.
He spent the day helping me.

22nd June 2008 part 2:

OH.. A huge "hi" to my Canadian relatives who checked in recently....

So where was I?

Now that the 2 sets of steps are in, the only access to the inside was as Dara demonstrated...

There is and was a plan for the actual entrance sliding doorway and steps into the pilothouse.






Heres where the door is going.



Off cuts of steel that were not used in the cutting of the kit, they have been lying there for months now.


I have the drawings already done in CAD and measured and cut both sheets with a 9" grinder, they are spot on.


Flybridge floor and back wall cut to tale the side sheets, I wont explain whats happening here as its too hard, just watch what happens..


Back to the boat on tuesday..

21st June 2008

Longest day of the year brings torrential rain.
However, having the walkways welded allowed for a little testing..
I think its time to drill some holes to drain them..
Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow.