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When you deviate from the plans, plans carefully considered and drawn by a qualified designer, you do so at your own peril. That’s what I’ve done and this is one of the small issues.Frame C forms the bulkhead between the sleeping part of the cabin and …

Yanked out Frame A for modifications.Frame A modsThe top section will be access to the anchor rode/chain locker. Below that will be storage and the bottom just void space. I might be able to get the bowthruster/windlass battery in there. Dunno yet. I’l…

It cooled off a lil’ bit today so I got back into the shed to see if I could find my bearings. Started off drilling (or should I say trying to drill) a hole in the skeg.3/16″ plate plus 1/4″ channelI thought I had the correct drill bits, Titanium, but …

Or should I say, unplugging away. Drilling holes in the hull I’ve worked so hard on to get watertight is a bit unnerving! ;-)You caught a glimpse of the skeg in the last post. I’ve drilled holes in it, no small feat, to align the key components, the ru…

So rolling around in the fiberglass dust ain’t much fun. The two packing/moving blankets I got the other day work wonders!Packing/Moving blankets work wondersDon’t have to strap on my knee pads either to crawl around under there. It is a bit of a worko…

Slowed down a bit due to the heat but still at it, sorta. This morning I drilled the first hole in the 1/4″ stainless channel that’ll make up the skeg. Never had much luck before drilling stainless let alone this size but figured it out.Next was a lil’…

10:00 hrs and it’s over 100 F in the  boat shed! Had to scamper to get the port side engine bed covered.Engine beds covered in 22 oz/sq yd basalt fabricConstantly on the lookout for more basalt fabric. If you should happen to see a deal on it let …

Yesterday I filleted and taped the fwd section of the main bulkhead and this morning the aft section.Engine compartment side (aft) of main bulkheadShe’s now permanent affixed and never ever coming out!    Two layers of 6 oz biax tape stagg…

Just another ordinary day in the boat shed. Tabbed in the main bulkhead. Got tired of it moving around and having to remeasure every time I stepped over it.Tabs going in to hold main bulkhead in place.I’ll go over these tomorrow with the sander and fin…

Back in the shed again this morning before the heat starts to rise. I wanted to get the main bulkhead located and marked so I can tab it in place tomorrow.Lining up the main bulkhead.I hot glued some small pieces of 1/2″ ply to the sides of the hull on…