Houses, are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them. They are definitely inferior things, belonging to the vegetable not the animal world, rooted and stationary, incapable of gay transition. I admit, doubtfully, as exceptions, snail-shells and caravans. The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. The desire to build a boat is the desire of youth, unwilling yet to accept the idea of a final resting-place. It is for that reason, perhaps, that, when it comes, the desire to build a boat is one of those that cannot be resisted. It begins as a little cloud on a serene horizon. It ends by covering the whole sky, so that you can think of nothing else. You must build to regain your freedom.

Arthur Ransome - Racundra's First Cruise (Chapter 1), 1923

GLEDA (Pronounced GLEE DA) - Old English Female Name meaning 'To Make Happy'

The last two weeks have been two of the most intense weeks I’ve experienced in a long time but at the same time they’ve been incredibly satisfying because the intensity has been entirely self driven and that’s something I’ve rarely experienced. I was determined to regain ground after our fantastic holiday in Portugal and so I’ve been entirely focused on my business. As always I have pangs of conscience that I’m not making progress with the build but then, as always, I remind myself that I’m still working on the project and without the business there will be no boat. That said I’m coming round to the idea that I should schedule a minimum of build time in every week and stick to it, not only will I feel easier about building progress but the enforced change will probably make me more productive at my desk. Despite these niggles though I am happier than at any time since I started the project and supremely confident about the future. Don’t forget that I’ll  be sharing more about my thoughts and actions away from the build on my new site at Dream To Sail.com so please check it out.

Today I started construction of the second large section of main cabin roof and also spent a bit of time playing with the fit of the completed one over the starboard main cabin. Pleasingly it dropped into place really well and it was immensely satisfying to see how well the curved deck section married up to the curved top of the main bulkhead I fitted so many months ago.

Roof Section In Place Over Starboard Cabin

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