Roughing Out the Second Hatch
The topside hull is now 1 inch thick, so I am cutting out the second hatch. This will let me start hulling in the aft hemisphere. The process was super […]
The topside hull is now 1 inch thick, so I am cutting out the second hatch. This will let me start hulling in the aft hemisphere. The process was super […]
It’s good to do strength tests as you build, but it’s hard to know when and even harder to stop forward progress to make the time. Well, the other day […]
I don’t think I appreciated plywood until this build. Solid woods, particularly hardwoods were always king and they still are. But I have warmed to the beauty of this Okoume […]
Hatch is placed and sanded(“faired”). After dry fitting the hatch I had to climb in a porthole in order to screw in the temporary side jams. It was a tight […]
It gets dark so early now! I guess I’ve been in the shop a bit recently because by 5:00 I had to put up a clamp light to finish clamping […]
Before stripping the aft all framing elements have to be built and faired. The last piece is the aft hatch. No need for giant port lights that open and close […]
Started work on the aft hatch and opening today. I’m shooting for a hatch that can be hinged on top. To make this possible I have to square up the […]