I’ve been not doing as much work as I would like on my boat lately. Other things have beeen getting in the way like work and socialising.
Anyway there is some progress on the deck which I will show. I’ve also taken a couple of photos of the cedar strips to show that fitting them together [...]
I’ve turned the template assembly over and I am just about ready to start laying the cedar strips out for the deck. Once I’ve got the deck done I need to bolt the fittings through that will be needed to sail the boat. I then bond the deck to the hull and will then be in the [...]
As promised here are a couple of photos of Eddie. Last night was full of whimpering as he was missing his furry brothers and sisters. Tonight - so far has been better.
Today we picked up the latest addition to our family - Eddie a Miniature Schnauzer.
He is seriously cute. He is 8 weeks old and small. I’ll take some photos tomorrow and post them.
Last night I bonded the partial bulkheads into the hull. All I have to do now is bond the centreline supports in and then I can start work on the lid (the deck) It is actually not hard to build - you just need to be patient. This is the first time that I have built [...]
I am creating this Blog so people can see the progress of the build of the first Australian Swift Solo. The Swift Solo is a high performance 1 person boat that was designed in the USA by Bram Dally. It uses the 49er as inspiration. It has a self tacking jib and the sheeting is linked [...]