1703Hrs- Progress To Port
After removing the temporary holding screws from the tumblehomes glued yesterday ( I needed a mole wrench on a couple that I’d managed to epoxy in!), It was out with the belt sander and I spent a dusty hour getting the tumblehomes sanded to something like a nice fit, then, after key grinding all the contact points I grabbed two volunteers (Thanks Rich & Charlie) and got the cabin roof section lifted up into position. The rest of the session was spent planing and sanding to get a nice dry fit and it’s now ready to glue. It’ll be great to get these two big cabin roof sections firmly in place and I’m enjoying the feeling of progress I’ve been getting these last couple of weeks, it seems a long time since I felt I was winning!
Portside Cabin Roof Dry Fitted
That was a step I really enjoyed: finally closing the box. Now you will have to build the cabin roof tops which are so important for the look. I lowered mines 5cm because I did not need the height, better for look and windage and also to make sure that a hull would eventually fit in a 40 ft container.
You may want to look at this:
http://www.vimeo.com/14041294
Thanks Jacques, great video and good advice about the cabin roof, I’ll consider the height carefully