Project: EVA
Building a 17 meter aluminum cutter
Pilothouse Windows
01/26/2012
We're soon going to place the pilothouse windows! You might ask, why did we leave it for so long? First weather didn't permit, then other projects got in the way, but now we'll get it done. By monday all should be in place.
They are quite heavy, so the glass holders help. Two layers of Toughened 6mm glass sandwiching 3 layers laminate.... makes for a rather tough glass. Next post will be them in place.
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starting bulkheads
11/28/2011
A sneak peek at the workshop and the forward most bulkhead.
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Our first templates
10/26/2011
Here we are making templates to see if what we planned is what we really want. If all is well then the template is already done for all the ply.... its just a matter of cut, treat, and place.
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Time to hatch
09/22/2011
With weather improving on average, its time to take the hatches seriously.
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The invisible work
09/19/2011
Insulation, ahh insulation. I wonder if I was temporarily insane to not use spray on foam... we have been cutting and gluing for sooo long. But I don't regret it... the end result pays for the time spent. But its one of those invisible jobs... there's a ton of those on a boat, they need to be done, yet nobody will know it was done.
Unless you've done this before.... in which case you have my sympathy.
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Still Insulation
06/04/2011
Well, we are still working on the insulation, and have been for about a month and a bit. Despite how long that seems compared to the simple spray on foam, we feel we're going faster than we anticipated. Its actually very satisfying to feel the boat becoming more temperature and sound stable. It looks good to... not that we'll be able to see it once the interior is build over it.
She feels so much smaller inside now, the depth of the shiny aluminum now being covered with the black foam.... but with the winter wind and rain blowing outside its already cozy in there!
What you see on this entry's picture is the first layer, tucked between the frames and stringers. On top of this goes an equally thick second layer that fills right up under the T of the frame. It labor intensive and easy to make mistakes, but we won't regret it.
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06/30/2011 | Guillaume Chartres
Salut Claude,
Je voulais te remercier pour m'avoir mis en relation avec Fuad. Il m'a fait un excellent travail sur la voiture.
Très intéressant aussi l'histoire de ses fils qui sont des vrai champions de voile et on participé à l'expedition de Mike Horn dans le pole.
La voiture est désormais sur container et nous reparti. Nous avons hélas eu une nouvelle visite dans notre voiture qui a été fracturé dans l'hotel ou nous étions dans Gardens.
Je n'ai pas le mail de Gérard, mais tu peux lui dire que j'ai fait changer la cosse de batterie comme il l'avait recommandé et maintenant je n'ai plus de probleme de batterie.
Bon courage a tous avec le bateau, nous vous suivrons sur le blog.
Guillaume et Lana
Je voulais te remercier pour m'avoir mis en relation avec Fuad. Il m'a fait un excellent travail sur la voiture.
Très intéressant aussi l'histoire de ses fils qui sont des vrai champions de voile et on participé à l'expedition de Mike Horn dans le pole.
La voiture est désormais sur container et nous reparti. Nous avons hélas eu une nouvelle visite dans notre voiture qui a été fracturé dans l'hotel ou nous étions dans Gardens.
Je n'ai pas le mail de Gérard, mais tu peux lui dire que j'ai fait changer la cosse de batterie comme il l'avait recommandé et maintenant je n'ai plus de probleme de batterie.
Bon courage a tous avec le bateau, nous vous suivrons sur le blog.
Guillaume et Lana
09/19/2011 | Ken Hickling
I interested to know how you made the choice between the sprayable and the glued-in insulation. What where your criteria for making the decision (bearing in mind your labour is your own).
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