02/08/2012

Well, its not the first time she has been in place as it was temporarily used to test the keel, but now the winch is in place and not likely to move for a very long time. It can be serviced in place and I hope the only time I have to remove it is never.

Getting it there was not so easy and we had some clearance issues that forced us to install and remove it twice!

On the very positive side, the vesconite bushes we made to isolate it from the hull work great. Now we can place the bulkhead behind it and close in the plumbing for the shower which is also in place.

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02/04/2012

The pilot house windows have turned out great. Its a job thats been put off for far too long, but now its done. Time to turn our attention to other things.
Just one problem.... need to keep cleaning them.

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02/01/2012

A huge amount of work went into getting to this point... it looks like such a simple job. Nope, more time consuming than one would think. The outside bead is not the only thing holding the glass in, its just eh visible part. This was then smoothed with a filleting tool. Next post the end result.

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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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11/28/2011

A sneak peek at the workshop and the forward most bulkhead.

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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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