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.

20th June 2008

Welcome back!. well truth be known, I got fed up of setting deadlines only to see them dashed by weather or work. Its over a month since I have posted.
So what has happened.....
The Keel is 90% finished
The AFT cabin is 100 finish wellded on the inside
The Engine room needs a day or 2 to be finished on the inside
The salon inside walls are fully finished..!
and the whole front end of the boat is 95% welded on the inside

In the last 2 days we got the top bullwark strips fitted and it realy straightened out the tops of the side walls of the boat.
All the walkways are fully welded and also the top roof of the foredeck.

Essentially theres about 4 days and the inside of the hull will be finished.
It will take a week to do the outside.





Keel finished.


Aft side wall


Fully lined up and welded



Transom ready for outside welding

As it stands there are 2 areas on the inside that havent been welded to let the rain out!

20th June 2008 PART 2

Lower spray rail welded on inside, lines are perfect.




Fwd Cabins area all done


Bulwark before . Note the uneven lines



After, 100% perfect ..



Tonights Sunset. longest day tomorrow 21St.

Sat and Sunday all welding
I am using a gas bottle every week now.