Today passed 100 years of RMS Titanic sinking in the North Atlantic ocean. A ship that was thought unsinkable. Well, ours is considered unsinkable as well, given that there is enough foam flotation on board. Blue stryofoam is the name of the game which will keep the boat on water, even if it ought to hit an iceberg twenty million times bigger than itself. During this epic day we first lifted out the superstructure of the boat from the building rig. Lifting the hull with two people was not a problem. We beveled the portside chinelog and cut out a plank template. Basically one sheet = one plank, for the lowest plank that is. The upper ones are narrower. Both gunwales are installed and the boat is very solid now, no wobbling when thumped. Here is the evidence:
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- This was a very nice sight to see. The bulkheads actually look like a boat now. A temporary setup for now. It is a massive plank though.
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- Marvelling at the creation. The empty building jig is in the foreground. Took a few hammer blows to free the keel from the profiles. In the process we unfortunately borke our wooden hammer. Will be repaired.
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- This is a shot of the bottom panel and the side plank joined by the laminated chinelog, beveled with a hand plane today. The fit is very snug, all good. Fiberglass will be on both sides of this plank.
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- A shot from the inside. Besides the plank there is a hint of shelves on the middle bulkhead – a bracing stick. The shelve plywood has been cut.
Oh, pretty great work, congratulations!
I can´t wait for the time she float…and sail.
Believe us, neither can we. 🙂