a few pics

I'm having some technical difficulties with my other computers charger and can't upload any of my better recent pics at the moment. I've just finished another Searunner project for a customer, but also making good progress on the Vardo. I know have both aft decks on, the inner small cabin side aft pieces and most of the framing and stringers on the starboard cabin top. I should have the starboard hull mostly decked this week and then I plan to work on the galley prior to doing the bridgedeck as it seems it will be easier to access now.

Beaming

I had thought of carrying on with the bridgedeck now and then working on the decks. The mast beam is mostly done and the other 2 main beams are in and mostly complete. I won't be able to get around the workshop at all with the bridgedeck a metre off the floor. I need to make some more progress on my stack of 9mm ply so I plan to do the forward and aft decks, aft bunk and maybe the head and galley are prior to working on the bridgedeck. All subject to change of course. We'll see how it goes.

It's Gotta Go Somewhere

It's tempting to make as much "big" progress now and save the smaller jobs for later.  But in the end; it all has to get done sometime.  Prior to fitting the port hull aft beam knees, I decided to build this heads holding tank under what will be the sail locker floor.  It will gravity drain overboard or pumpout thru the deck.  When the seacock underneath is open, the tank will be always empty and essentially acting as a giant vented loop with no Y-valve or other pumps required as the head outlet is only plumbed into the tank.

Setting Up

got both hulls inside and leveled up. unfortunately the area with the lowest roof also seems to have the highest floor so less space to work on the cabin top than I had hoped. I also have made up 2 main beams and hope to get one fitted this week prior to another short break. I plan to double check everything with a water level before I fit the beams.

A Year In

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Just about a year tomorrow and around 8 months of full-ish time work. Have all the port hull bulkhead cut outs done and the outboard cabinside fitted. Was thinking of moving the other hull inside this week, but think I'll wait till after the holiday. I've written up a new schedule which has me moving a one piece structure outside sometime in April. Looking at a very vague launch time of early next fall.

Messing About

John had been showing some renewed interest in getting "in" the boat the last few days and there was no epoxy work to mind today. Of course, Lily was not far behind. Put John to work for a good while vacuuming up all the dust from fitting the cabin sides and cutting the bulkheads.

Fun with Geometry

Lots of angles in a boat, but most on the Vardo happen to be 15 degrees. The problem with fitting the cabin sides is you create a sill that will trap water if you just but a flat piece against the gunwales. I played around with some scrap for a while on the table saw to sort out the best way to get a shape that would have 5 degrees of positive drainage off the gunwale as well as waste the least amount of wood.
I had found this super nice treated Cypress at home depot a few months ago in with the pine decking. I guess the wrong trees went thru the mill that day, but I could only find 2 in the whole stack. Anyway, have enough for both sills and hatch framing. I used the other piece to make the outer gunwale piece in this hull.