Insulation
02 May 2011
Here you can see our temporary floor and some insulation on the keel well. Its the first layer you see which is about 32mm thick, the second layer will also be 32mm. This will give us a tremendous amount of insulation (an advantage in both cold and warm climates.) The only disadvantage is how long its going to take to cut each panel and glue it in place. I'm not going to mention our Square Meter per hour rate.... its pitiful. :)
But it will be worth it... a temperature test at mid day on a not so hot day (for here that is) put the deck at 50 celsius and the inside of the insulation at 37. So add another layer and take away the ambient temperature caused by the uninsulated areas, we will have a very stable interior temperature.
Out the companionway you can see the pine tree that sits just two meters aft of the stern. It gives a rather cozy feel when having tea time in the cockpit, but the needles all over the place are beginning to get on our nerves. At least winter is here, so the shedding will reduce.... I hope.