WEEK THIRTY

Not the band, but Chris’s little joke alluding to the fact that Ann-Maria will ensure that the boat will be provisioned to exceed design payload capacity!!! ( Remember the WWII German U Boats? )

Current boat with the port side undercoated and the port and starboard steps in the foreground.

And this is just undercoat!

Tim’s port side bunk and dressing room and Ben’s starboard side replica.

Starboard cockpit steps with engine hatch removed.

Miss can’t wait for this to be installed in the galley module.

Saloon seat with galley module in left foreground.

Port ensuite with vanity recess prepared.

 

WEEK TWENTY NINE

Lots happening this week. Here’s a great bit of “vis”. The port deck is in place.

    

   

Stages of the deck going up. Note sidestay fitting in picture 3 and

daggerboard case in picture 4.

    

Port steps to saloon.

    

Starboard steps to saloon.

    

Fitting of engine hoses and filters.

Port side cockpit furniture in place.

Port aft bunk ( Tim’s ) showing underside of port side cockpit module.

WEEK TWENTY EIGHT

Looks the same as last week? Wait until you see what’s happened inside!!

New addition to the “Building the Cat” family.

“Bluey”, the shed mascot, arrived this week.

The week was a furniture fest. All those furniture modules you have seen in previous

weeks being assembled, dry-fitted, or stacked under the bridge deck, are now in place,

glued and glassed.

Starboard furniture and steps to the saloon.

Port side furniture.

 

Port aft bunk – Tim’s bunk.

Chris glassing in some pretty tight places.

Picture showing conduits which will carry fuel, water, hydraulics, electricals.

Helm pump, rudder ram and fittings.