Update



 

I have resumed the project on May as soon as the weather conditions improved although only managed to work three or four days before another long rainy period held on until mid June. I did atempt to push forward but it doesn't pay off working under limit humidity and temperature conditions. Curing takes forever and it's dificult to keep a steady rythm.

 

The boat inside is nearly ready waiting for the boat to be turned upside down to do some taping easier to do in this position.

 

In the meantime I tackled the aft beam rear coamings and cockpit seats.

My plan is to do as much as I can with the boat upright before I turn it over to do the underside taping on some hard to reach and work spots.

 

Have also spent a lot of time ( days !!) searching for gear and acessories to prepare some areas for the correct fit ( front hatch, safety hatch, engine mount, side windows,etc). Have been also inquiring about mast and sails. Although the platform is suitable for the R version I am considering both F 22 or F 22R. I would like a faster boat but I plan to do a lot of cruising too under much safer and confortable conditions. On the other hand there are significant savings between the two versions and I must keep the costs under a controled budget.

 

 

At this stage a lot seems to be done but then just as much is still left to do and I haven't even started fairing!

It's mid July and rain has set in again! ( Thursday through Sunday!). Althouh I try to keep up with my professional activity taking advantage of the rainy periods ( and heat waves too!) it's not always possible to acomplish that and I find myself often bogged in professional agendas in weather conditions ideal for boat building and vice versa.

Still the projects keeps going ahead and launching is estimated for the summer of 2015.

 

There a lot more photos of other jobs done this year but I'm having some trouble getting them off my new smartphone. These were taken with my old phone which I use now for camera purposes only.

Here comes the rain

 No epoxy for almost a week. Rain has come and hard too! Still got to keep on so I decided to make the cuts on the side of the cockpit hull to lay down the sette tops.

 Been get some precious help too, here and there, where two sets of hands become much more productive. Here Jano is standing next to a weird contraption we set up to deal with the angle of the top to figure out the correct cut.

 Still need to glass these parts according to plans. Will have to do it with a 280gsm 90/90 stock and a 400gsm 45/45. Plans work with different weights so I will have to work some sort of compensatio that will garantee the same result and at the same time reduce excess weight ans overlaps.

 After all the cuts came out just fine and now the foam is seating in its place and ready for glassing. Monday and Tuesday promise a good weather window so I'm on stand bye.

In the mean time I'm making some stove wood lighthers off surplus parafin and saw dust to stock up for winter. I estimate I will burn through about 3 tons of hardwood to keep the home
warm until about March next here. That also means less work with the guey stuff. Well, there will be plenty of things to do anyway and it even might be interesting doing some sanding jobs. At least it will keep me warm down there.

Short update

Sorry for letting you all in the dark for a long time. At the end of the day there isn't much energy left to sit down at the computer. Have been out with the family for two weeks too. Anyway work as been going on according do plans with some slowing down due to , believe it or not, high temperatures. Funny that after such a long time waiting for hot and dry weather and the it just gets too hot.

Most of the work has been done on the interior. Latest work was filleting the cockpit setee fronts which are now ready for taping. Next I have to think where I want to place the emergency compartment before I put on the setee tops.

Will have to order some more resin and possibly 20mm foam for the setee tops.

 

I'll try to keep the blog a bit more fresh....

Photos

 

NOTE: Sorry for the low quality of the images. Both my cameras broke down so i am using the mobile.

 

 

Here hardwood compression blocks are seen being glued.

 

 

 Front beam lamination done. Given the high temperatures had to laminate the top UD in a second stage. Used DB (45º/45º) over just as in equivalent prior steps.

Current stage. No much new on the exterior ( most of work is on the inside). Bow area can be seen unglassed. Should be doing it soon. Generally the surface looks reasonably smooth and I hope it won't take much fairing build up.

Right now I am working on the front beam central arch web and am finding some dificulty getting a strip with just the right combination between flexibility and stifness. Also expect some tricky work setting up the UD on a tight spot near the berth tops. Will see.

Heat wave has gone past by now and it's becoming much more confortable to work down there!

By the way ,as I had promised these are the molds I used for the beam mounts. Took a slightly different aproach and worked just fine.

No News Good News

Sorry haven´t posted much lately but work keeps going steady and on a daily basis.
Interior almost finished. Next is the cockpit seats and floor and then start fairing. Still hanging on to the goal of painting the boat this year.
Temperatures went crazy (actually under a heat wave right now). Tomorrow may hit 38º!
Can´t complain but got to be careful with resin geling too soon. Haven't done it yet but I think it's possible to putty and sand in the same day. Just crazy!

Sorry no pictures. Lost ( brake down) both of my cameras and now I am using the mobile phone. Will show some work soon.

Telegraphic

 

Multi, functional and cheap!

 

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Pressing on!

Haven't posted for some time but work has been going on a steady and daily basis, sometimes more visible others not so that much but still many hours put on. I estimate by now it takes about 3 hours out of 4 to make get something concrete done. If that is what it takes than so be it.
Since last post the storage space under the front berth has been painted ( 3 coats) and the remaining half is now glued on as well as de dagger board web. Next come the fillets and tape.

Just ordered some vacuum film to laminate de fore beam mount inner laminates. It's the only way to get a strong structure here given the intricate details.

So much yet to go and already working on the carbon mast design. It sounds a bit crazy ( and it has all the ingredients to be just that!) but I thing I may have found a way to make a carbon wing mast with no need for the diamonds. Can I do it? Well I'll have to! Purchasing a carbon mast is absolutely out of my budget and I guess one can't sail without a mast and I'm not settling for less than a wing.