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Sundowner Build: July 2014
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Thursday, 31 July 2014. Forward cabin still - lead keel? I have continued slowly with the forward cabin. Next on the agenda was to sand down a few ply joins that were not quite smooth and then epoxy the underside of the front deck (the roof of the forward cabin). Below shows the view looking forward on the starboard side above the overhead storage. A shot showing the forward laminated beam on frame 2 and the forward king plank (in place for a powered chain winch down the track):. This is the first layer,...
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Sundowner Build: Catch up part 3 - galley and head door
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Saturday, 25 July 2015. Catch up part 3 - galley and head door. Ever since I decided to put in a cassette toilet I was thinking of a door for the space to cover view from the main cabin. I don't know why, but a bi fold one was what I came up with, intending that most of the time it would be hidden. Below is the first section screwed in place:. And the second. There will be a barrel bolt inside to hold the two pieces together to form the door:. I also glued in the galley top from 6mm ply with 9mm ply (lef...
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Sundowner Build: June 2014
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Tuesday, 10 June 2014. Front and side decks second layer. With the second layer on the front deck started things progressed relatively quickly. Simply a case of trimming and dry fitting a plank each side, and repeat. I pre-drilled and countersunk the screw holes as usual. When you have cut the plank to size, and marked out the screw holes (there will be lots of them! The second layer fully dry fit:. Then it was the usual mad scramble to mix epoxy, thickly spread it and screw down the planks. I worked...
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Sundowner Build: November 2014
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Friday, 28 November 2014. After hiding from it, procrastinating and being down right scared of it the time had come to pour the keel. I had previously purchased some lead, and bought another couple of hundred kilograms of ingot and about 200kg of lead flashing, dive weights for a total of about 934kgs. And this would be the four or fifth keel melted in it. Also bought some antimony to harden it a little bit, should end up about 3% of the total. Mild panic attack on arrival, although the lead was not gush...
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Westsail 32 Hull #667: December 2012
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Westsail 32 Hull #667. Tuesday, December 11, 2012. I used a hand scraper, something similar to this. But without the high price tag, and found the removal very easy. I will spend, hopefully, very little time with the random orbital to clean up the balance of the bottom. Time Today: 3.5 hours. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Building a Sailboat From a Bare Hull: A Westsail 42 Ketch. Part 9 Back to England. Compass, Vent, and Hardware. The Motorsailer Project Project Logs. Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway.
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Sundowner Build: May 2014
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014. First deck layer done, second started. For no other reason other than I was procrastinating I finished the decks each side of the cabin and glued/screwed them down. Below shows the epoxy spread thickly, you can see the screw holes from the dry fit waiting for the plank to be added:. And the plank in place, 6mm ply in one piece and very quick:. From the side, supports are 40mm x 20mm half lapped into the longer piece and gunwale, the long piece is 40mm x 30mm:. This is the port side ...
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Westsail 32 Hull #667: Finished Up Interior Surface Prep
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Westsail 32 Hull #667. Sunday, December 15, 2013. Finished Up Interior Surface Prep. All sanding was done on the Porter Cable 7335 5" and 7336 6" random orbital sanders, using 40-grit psa pads. Cockpit locker shown below, port engine room. Parting shot of the stern. Total Time: 5 Hrs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Building a Sailboat From a Bare Hull: A Westsail 42 Ketch. Part 9 Back to England. Compass, Vent, and Hardware. The Motorsailer Project Project Logs. Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway.
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Westsail 32 Hull #667: September 2012
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Westsail 32 Hull #667. Sunday, September 30, 2012. On Sunday, September 30th, I turned my attention back to the deck. The initial work I had done removing the flaking gelcoat begged for completion - filling and fairing. With just this in mind today, I stepped aboard the Westsail with intentions (and tools) to work on fairing the decks in preparation for primer. Pictured below is the port side of the foredeck. Looking aft along the starboard side deck. Looking forward along the starboard side deck. Severa...
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Westsail 32 Hull #667: July 2015
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Westsail 32 Hull #667. Saturday, July 4, 2015. Hull # 667 Moves On (with some sadness). June 12, 2015. The 19' Typhoon will be kept in the water with plans to sail her as much as I can with the kids. So, I have years to plan the boat purchase, but more importantly, more time on the water with my kids.and maybe raising crew for the post-career adventures! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Building a Sailboat From a Bare Hull: A Westsail 42 Ketch. Part 9 Back to England. Compass, Vent, and Hardware.
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Westsail 32 Hull #667: Back on The Bottom!
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Westsail 32 Hull #667. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Back on The Bottom! Since finishing grad school, my free-time has opened up dramatically; however, I have since taken on a project fabricating new brightwork and painting a sailing dinghy (see www.awee1.blogspot.com. So my time on the W32 has been spare to none! Anyway, sticking to the commitment I made to myself, and with daylight burning, I managed to get 1/2 an hour on the starboard bottom sanding. Total Time: .5 hours. October 28, 2014 at 5:52 AM.
