As with so many stages of building a catamaran I’m yet again repeating myself because usually, when you’ve done one thing you then have to do it again! This time its the starboard deck section that will fit over the heads/shower compartment. I’ve got the polystyrene well glued and weighted as before and hopefully tomorrow I’ll get the final layer of ply stuck as well. The only other point worth noting is that today I finished off my third 33kg (73lb) keg of epoxy. If I average out that it’s all been mixed in 200g (7 ounce) pots, that means I’ve mixed up 495 of them so far! I’ve probably got the same amount to go yet!

After a bit more research and a review of the information I already had I decided to go with the easy option of using 25mm construction polystyrene as the sandwich material for the cabin tops. The decision was made easier by Jacques comment a while back 

‘If I had known before, I would have gone for regular white insulation polystyrene foam (just put a lot of glue). It worked well for Ann and Neville for 5 years and I also have seen it at a shipyard in Brittany. I would have saved a 1000$ (I used balsa) and surely some weight.’

So today I’ve been and fetched 8 sheets of polystyrene and a couple more sheets of ply for the mould and I’ve ordered up the copper nails I need for delivery this week. Tomorrow I’ll make a start finishing the mould and then the fun will start!

My Landy came into it’s own transporting my purchases back to the barn with no effort!

Boat Jumble

Landy Roof Loaded

We had a great trip to the Boat Jumble at the weekend and I landed a few bargains.

Best buy was 6 brand new fixed port lights that will fit beautifully in the hullsides, two for each sleeping cabin and two for the heads/shower compartment. I consider £10 each a good deal! (I’ll post some photos tomorrow)

Next year I will be on the lookout for deck fittings!