Archive for March, 2008

WEEKS FIFTY AND FIFTY ONE

March 15, 2008

Apologies for late posting of this entry. The indulgence of our

regular viewers is craved!

Views of the cockpit seat showing BBQ gas bayonet fitting,

main traveller and cupboards.

BBQ bayonet.jpg BBQ bayonet 2.jpg

Cockpit seat.jpg Cockpit seat 2.jpg

Cockpit and traveller.jpg Cockpit seat doors off.jpg

Main traveller.jpg Rear cockpit seat.jpg

Navigation station continuing.

Nav station continued.jpg Nav station continued 2.jpg

Port helm.

Port helm earlier.jpg Port helm.jpg

Port window surround fitting.

Port window earlier.jpg Port window.jpg

Saloon and kitchen.

Saloon.jpg Saloon and kitchen module.jpg

Saloon and kitchen module 2.jpg

Starboard helm from cockpit and starboard aft bunk.

Starboard helm station.jpg Where is.jpg

Sanding forebeam and general view of clean area.

Sansing forebeam.jpg Area cleaned.jpg

Drilling holes in starboard trampoline surround.

Drilling tramp surround holes.jpg Drilling tramp surround holes 2.jpg

Drilling the davit and dry fitting one of the hatches.

Drilling davits.jpg Dry fitting hatch.jpg

Electrical control station.

Electric station.jpgResults more and more sanding.jpg

Expanding foam used to fill voids in the port rudder.

What the.jpg

WEEKS FORTY EIGHT AND FORTY NINE

March 1, 2008

Whole boat.jpg Wendera 010308.jpg

“Wendera” 01/03/08

Cockpit davits.jpg Cockpit davits 2.jpg

Cockpit front.jpg Cockpit wide view.jpg

The whole cockpit area takes shape now that all the cables

and lines are in place. Note the initial davit structure in place.

Deck and roof prep.jpg Foredeck.jpg

Front deck.jpg Port foredeck.jpg

Port deck.jpg

The results of hours and hours of sanding on the decks.

Fitting kitchen module 2.jpg Fitting kitchen module.jpg

Kitchen module.jpg

Kitchen benchtop in place on the kitchen module.

Port bow painting.jpg Port bow painting 2.jpg

Stbd hull painting.jpg

Painting on the port bow and starboard hull.

Trampoline holes.jpg

Note holes drilled in the surrounds for the trampoline bindings

Wine rack.jpg Wine rack in action.jpg

That wine rack finally in place and in action by the looks.

Lounge Cushions.JPG Lounge Cushions 2.JPG

Wow! Now the saloon is really looking like home away from home.

Nav station 2.jpg Nav station continues.jpg

Work on the navigation station continues.

Gas bottle setup.jpg

Gas bottle connections and fixings .

Stbd helm and gas locker 2.jpg Stbd helm and gas locker.jpg

Starboard helm and gas locker.

Port rail and staunchions.jpg Port rail and staunchions 2.jpg

Checking the port staunchions for wire placement.

It is all happening. More next week.