May 24, 2011

Shelving Installed




Easy to set up interior shelving units as you go, no need for complex cuts again, just slot and offcuts into the mesh!


Some extra sections built into the interior

Start of Cockpit



Back on the cruiser build, this is the beginnings of the cockpit taking shape, no hard work in this just built as required in situ

May 16, 2009

Here we can see the head liner in the wheel house being glued in and other ply panels progressing.  Only seven Hours for carpet and ply so far. It is as close as you will get to instant boat building.
Here we can see the front window area in front of wheel house where the mesh has been left out. Small drill holes mark the corners. These are taped over from the inside to stop foam from penetrating. When the area is later foamed and fibre-glassed the window area can be cut out.
The merbiu hatchway. This will be covered with thin ply flush with the top, so that after foaming and sanding the area will be completely fibre-glassed over before the the aperture is cut out.
Showing the starboard side ready to take last piece of carpet.  It is hard to believe how quick this is coming together!

Some 3mm ply attached to inside of wheel house
This picture shows the carpet glued and tacked to head liner battens.  When glue is dried the hatchway hole was cut out with a Stanley knife. Props helping to hold carpet. Carpet was cut to align with battens. These can be moved slightly which is convenient.