The Hulls are turned up the right way!!!
We turned the two hulls up the right way. The task was made simple with the aid of ten friends, a couple of hours and the offer of free afternoon tea.
Bloody BIG !
The starboard hull is braced to the shed minimising movement.
The starboard hull is braced to the shed minimising movement.
Now even the surveyors at work were impressed by this "higher" level of precission! A giant tripod and dumpy level were utilised to level the hulls to within 0.7mm of each other.
You know its big when a six foot ladder is needed. Interestingly at secondary school (Sandringham Technical School) when in form 1 or in todays language year 7 I made this ladder and won a prize for doing so. Now look at what i"m upto.
There is one coat of Wattyl PR250 primer and four coats of Wattyl UC230 high build paint on each hull. Each coat is a different colour which helped when fairing, however it gives a mottled apearance at this stage.
I had been looking down into the bow section to were the pad eye is to be bolted through. How am I to reach down that far down? The suggestion has been made to train a 5 year old child, hold him / her by the ankles and lower them upside down into the bow section to do the job.
Frame 3 can bee seen being prepared. Frames 5, 7, and 9 are also roughed out at this stage.
I had been looking down into the bow section to were the pad eye is to be bolted through. How am I to reach down that far down? The suggestion has been made to train a 5 year old child, hold him / her by the ankles and lower them upside down into the bow section to do the job.
Frame 3 can bee seen being prepared. Frames 5, 7, and 9 are also roughed out at this stage.
Frames 3, 5, 7 and 9 are structually sound, and will be completed once the weather warms up again.
The bridgedeck is well on the way to completion. The cold weather halted glassing work.………………
