Archive for May, 2007

WEEK NINE

May 26, 2007

Furniture 1   Furniture 2

The fitting together of the “Featherlight” pieces to form the furniture has been going on for the past two weeks. Here are some of the modules waiting to be dry fitted.

    Cockpit2    Cockpit23

Cockpit seat and port side egress to stern steps.

Steps dry run

Starboard steps dry run. These will not be put finally in place until the motors are in.

  First step rudder

Step one in making the rudder. Checking the shaft and tangs in the mould.

WEEK EIGHT

May 19, 2007

cockpit1   cockpit2    Cockpit3

cockpit4

Progress with cockpit furniture.

D web tanks

Tanks formed by the bridge deck and the D webs.

Galley1   Galley2    Galley3

Galley4

Galley module. Can you spot an error? More later.

Helm station

Helm station.

WEEK SEVEN

May 12, 2007

Last bulkhead    

The last “bulkhead”.

Bridge deck glassed    Kerfing detail

The bridge deck is glassed and the detail of the kerfing necessary to bend the deck up over the D webs is shown.

Cockpit1   Cockpit2    Cockpit3

Cockpit furniture is assembled.

Complex kerfing 

One of the complex kerfs needed to make the panels fit.

Long shot 

Long shot of the bridge deck and chamfer panels in position.

Overall picture note daggerboard 

Overall view of bridge deck and chamfer panel. Note the daggerboard progress.

Striker progress

Progress with the striker.

WEEK SIX

May 5, 2007

Bridge deck1   Bridge deck2   Bridge deck3

Bridge deck4   Bridge deck5   Bridge deck 6

This sequence shows the huge bridge deck being lifted, positioned, propped and glued in place.

Two halves joined3

First on the bridgedeck

Special Day!  Ben, left, and Tim, are the first to walk on the Bridge Deck.