Monday 30 October 2023

 Other side bunk tops cut out and floor panel cut


the bunk tops for the port side of the boat were cut out today , the first bunk tops for the starboard side were cut using this template





View from the bow "cargo" area


Starboard side looking forward



Port side looking forward





view from starboard side



view from port side

The floor panel still needs to be trimmed to length





 Glueing and filleting in the bunk supports for the other side, 
my process

The bunk supports are plumb, square and their positions are marked on the hullsides, there are triangular plywood "squarers " that are clamped to the bunksides to locate the supports during glueing






Unthickened epoxy is painted onto the support ensuring the end grain is well saturated, and also painted onto the hull side










Epoxy thickened with West 406 and west 403 is put on the glue joint, the mix is more 406 than 403





Then a mix of  west 406, 404 and 403 is added to the support where it contacts the keel bearers - as the structural glue, and the piece is glued in position





Below you can see the" structural" 
mix positioned in preparation for filleting









The support is then placed in position using the "squarers" for locating, and  the fillets are made using the structural glue mix.








Saturday 28 October 2023

 Bonding in port side bunk support with Fillets, and dry fitting bunk top




















The other bunk semi bulkheads for the port side are ready and will be fillet bonded tomorrow and the starboard bunk top further aft will be cut and dry fitted 






Wednesday 25 October 2023

 Making bunk supports, cutting bow access hatch, and divider for the cargo compartment


Spent the day making templates and cutting out the supports for the bunks, and also a divider for the "cargo" area, in front of the mast bulkhead, decided to make a longitudinal divide as it then creates a strong backbone that ties the front crash flotation bulkhead and the mast compression post and bulkhead together. It also makes a divider so that stuff does not go sliding side to side depending on which  tack you are on, it is also at the same level as the 2 main bunks, and the port or starboard side will possibly get a top, maybe both will?

 Also cut the front collision flotation bulkhead access hatch, you can see the hatch cutouts leaning against the mast bulkhead, these will be made into sealing watertight hatches, later.





















Tuesday 24 October 2023

 Keel bearers filletted to bunk risers, mast compression post glued in, mast bulkhead access cut,
and some spots that needed filleting were also done, also access hatches are finalised















Monday 23 October 2023

 Bunk risers glued and filleted

BTW the bits of wood on the keel bearers are to keep the bunk risers equidistant







added pics  after glue has cured without some of the bits of wood that helped to temporarily locate the bunk risers





Sunday 22 October 2023

 Bunk Risers cut and dryfit

Templates were made for the bunk risers and they have now been dry fitted















Thursday 19 October 2023

 Keel bearers glued and filleted in


The keel bearers were pre wet with unthickened epoxy and glued and filleted in using my own mix of West System 406 colloidal silica, 404 high Density filler, and 403 microfibers. 
for a description of the fillers and their uses see    West System fillers for more info


Bearers in main area




Bearer at the mast bulkhead,
 the mast compression post will be glued in later today or tomorrow

 Tiller has been shaped