Tricky bits

Mostly this boat is quick to build. Mostly.
What isn't so quick is the beam reinforcing areas.

In the picture below you can see part of what forms the structure for taking the aft beam loads.
This is very similar to the port hull except that on the port hull I have made the cross structure much larger and higher using a big piece of Mahogany which will double as a mounting point for the outboard motor.

Also I have restocked some consumables. I have used almost 400 of these disposable gloves so far.

More Gudgeon's

Here is the second set of gudgeon's going on. The picture shows a test dry fitting lined up with the laser before fixing with bolts and epoxy.

I am slowly getting to use all the extra parts I bought during construction of hull 1. Buying two sets of everything early on means not much money has been spent during the second hull build.

Bow closed

I've been working on the bow and front deck. The small raised portion of the deck is made in many small stages and takes a bit longer.
In this picture is a small batch of epoxy ready to be brushed onto the gluing surfaces.

Next the panel is on and I'm ready for the next job.

Quite happy with how things are coming along. It's hard to say at what point a pile of wood becomes a boat, but it feels like it is happening now. Obviously lots still to do but it is definitely more boat than wood pile. :)

Foredeck number 2

As the deck goes on it is starting to look like I have a catamaran in my garage.

It's over

The starboard hull is finally the right way up. I had the help of a friend today to do it and it was a fairly easy two person job. Have not weighed it yet but feels light. The port hull was 88Kg at this stage.

I also took the opportunity to remove and dismantle the bulkhead supporting frame. No more hulls to build! This will help a lot keeping the floor clear and working around the boat easier especially now as there is not so much room.

It is so cool now having the hulls up and side by side.

Just enough

I had just enough 2 part primer left over from the last round of painting to do the bottom paint. I had to scrape the last out of the tin but got there in the end. Then over that with some top coat.

In this photo you can see the back of the filled hole where the rigging bolt is in the bow.

Pretty much ready for turning over now.

Dusty

Dusty, is what my garage has become building this boat.

Here it is glassed, filled and faired, almost ready for paint on the bottom.