tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17118805870891770402024-03-06T03:42:43.857-05:00Brooklin Boat Yard Building ProjectsPhotographs and descriptions of building projects at Brooklin Boat Yard, including a detailed series for the next six months on building the 90-foot sailing yacht Bequia designed by Stephens, Waring, and White Yacht Design.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-91679962394894259972009-06-28T07:18:00.005-04:002009-06-28T08:59:14.147-04:00Launching Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0SkBWOLQKrH1Qb-3LqJTFRXBA6Asd6otLMNSt_ODxBi8lmjvnCuLrvM1G89Ct9XUCv5xLoONvrhpA71RHsfld6Uhyphenhyphen7dfKZWEYJ4OduaGUw_zLLOcFuASTU_pfXwAYkdBafPSErDRvtw/s1600-h/Launch-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0SkBWOLQKrH1Qb-3LqJTFRXBA6Asd6otLMNSt_ODxBi8lmjvnCuLrvM1G89Ct9XUCv5xLoONvrhpA71RHsfld6Uhyphenhyphen7dfKZWEYJ4OduaGUw_zLLOcFuASTU_pfXwAYkdBafPSErDRvtw/s400/Launch-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352338529682248562" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >A large crowd turned out for the launching of Bequia on Saturday.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />After two and a half years</span> on the drawing table and then two years being constructed, the 90 foot yawl Beguia, the largest yacht that Brooklin Boat Yard has ever designed and built, was launched.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7YQo0sYYHlfj3taBVQJHquUeAg1tXa7XmVCwZ20PcQyZ1y4Ry61qJOhSGjSydLToD7K_553EIEIQWrK40Ugb76PQVJHFCshEkPb23cIY-RxCSGyQAoQXpWKE-eQNQiKqxtbCMvoHZIM/s1600-h/Launch-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7YQo0sYYHlfj3taBVQJHquUeAg1tXa7XmVCwZ20PcQyZ1y4Ry61qJOhSGjSydLToD7K_553EIEIQWrK40Ugb76PQVJHFCshEkPb23cIY-RxCSGyQAoQXpWKE-eQNQiKqxtbCMvoHZIM/s400/Launch-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352338165838937634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The champagne bottle cracked over the keel with a satisfying pop and a spectacular shower of foam</span>.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqDO5dmyTCnCcNxcXCG8rGkddVaq3NQKKOt7SIPBMegDod4bc7UsBKJK9HImAPQIxQsDAU-v842OaHWeOuZIYYQPQG5WBtlJdHJfSsMxej0Z_juyJxm1HxlklwnED9QxyZeScmC0C5xY/s1600-h/Launch-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqDO5dmyTCnCcNxcXCG8rGkddVaq3NQKKOt7SIPBMegDod4bc7UsBKJK9HImAPQIxQsDAU-v842OaHWeOuZIYYQPQG5WBtlJdHJfSsMxej0Z_juyJxm1HxlklwnED9QxyZeScmC0C5xY/s400/Launch-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352338163404757490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />Picking The Ninety</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> up off the keel </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">blocking and starting to move her onto launching pier. The capacity of the travel lift is 175,000 lbs, well above </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bequia's</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> measured weight of 145,000 lbs., but the wheels were still squished plenty under the weight of such a large boat.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zizSr5RUSBraSHniFDc6TTUdhLq1nY8bS3Hqq1ZMqLLgqakAPykVxkZcFcrNic8PVxYzOIbV5kvJf9B2KrNrgN_36hJLLJLYoZUYaTodR05pj69m1_mj0OlpyTXqK9mcqVJPTpDcKz0/s1600-h/Launch-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zizSr5RUSBraSHniFDc6TTUdhLq1nY8bS3Hqq1ZMqLLgqakAPykVxkZcFcrNic8PVxYzOIbV5kvJf9B2KrNrgN_36hJLLJLYoZUYaTodR05pj69m1_mj0OlpyTXqK9mcqVJPTpDcKz0/s400/Launch-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352338156384632226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Bequia's bow towered over the crowd that surged forward as she moved onto the lauching pier. After The Ninety came out of the building shop a couple of weeks ago, one resident commented that most boats look smaller out of the shop, but not The Ninety.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFJ5hzQ4sFIec9s8NEb4wbSUjBbl7C3xxf6ztTiUR8wJ1EhmsFYyec_VmWpn9Ni464ZFBWAQiSmQ3DgjVLxFKXoYaaI7kis8LBpBxRNiC2Vh6y2GFSitg0Hc4LDCnpDtFZLXuIgODhE/s1600-h/Launch-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFJ5hzQ4sFIec9s8NEb4wbSUjBbl7C3xxf6ztTiUR8wJ1EhmsFYyec_VmWpn9Ni464ZFBWAQiSmQ3DgjVLxFKXoYaaI7kis8LBpBxRNiC2Vh6y2GFSitg0Hc4LDCnpDtFZLXuIgODhE/s400/Launch-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352338155281251410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone watches eagerly as Bequia is slowly lowered into the water. For the designers and builders it isn't a question of whether she will float, but where. Will she sit down by the bow, down by the stern or just right? Will she have a list?<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUYf4v7AywVGZ8J6VqkWKbFV9yLyk8rvL4vBNbHBhghYA0hv4YzAEwT9ql-zXjpZ-id05D-9JOrPy2YjMprSw1IzQdJLa_2AuKPaODeN9-O4PpFuVagB7eau8Sp70ZtcLun4GXKEDQWc/s1600-h/Launch-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUYf4v7AywVGZ8J6VqkWKbFV9yLyk8rvL4vBNbHBhghYA0hv4YzAEwT9ql-zXjpZ-id05D-9JOrPy2YjMprSw1IzQdJLa_2AuKPaODeN9-O4PpFuVagB7eau8Sp70ZtcLun4GXKEDQWc/s400/Launch-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352336754811283842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Bequia backs out of the launching pier under her own power. Once afloat we had to spend some time rearranging halliards holding the mast forward to clear the top support of the travel lift, then move the travel lift forward to set up the inner forestay. During this time several people asked if the motor was running. It's hard to tell. She's that quiet.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFh7QUux4Z_uYLPgdsIMacdueqVJ0sg1_eejma3sI20sgzf8sFZ6htZVjUN3FXq6VrRDjX9J4KTheZXkZe_Q3NHILxoR7X-DBiEePgpR2ILVeYjcgKpUMMlHPaBIbIsyFPqeueQuvjtI/s1600-h/Launch-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFh7QUux4Z_uYLPgdsIMacdueqVJ0sg1_eejma3sI20sgzf8sFZ6htZVjUN3FXq6VrRDjX9J4KTheZXkZe_Q3NHILxoR7X-DBiEePgpR2ILVeYjcgKpUMMlHPaBIbIsyFPqeueQuvjtI/s400/Launch-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352336753291722354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A flotilla of small boats watches Bequia pull away from the pier and start to turn around to motor towards the mouth of Center Harbor.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja28sSGbfp8kC8Xh6dq1Aly81e5bhVPqzIG1XR4aC0XNPHG3LChWRhIJAQBOZSAF50WuxvFvxqJgfu15fYqL8_4tvYbl0xSIiZzDaoNt2YZnB7DvNyb_z6V3OQ0YwM3AZGEgGHRqAoQmE/s1600-h/Launch-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja28sSGbfp8kC8Xh6dq1Aly81e5bhVPqzIG1XR4aC0XNPHG3LChWRhIJAQBOZSAF50WuxvFvxqJgfu15fYqL8_4tvYbl0xSIiZzDaoNt2YZnB7DvNyb_z6V3OQ0YwM3AZGEgGHRqAoQmE/s400/Launch-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352336750344340770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">As Bequia turns we all get a broadside view that, until today, we had only really seen on the sheets of the construction drawings. And everyone is thrilled to see she is sitting almost perfectly on her waterline, just like the drawings.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJqbveQrwnT1c1QUI-DHghRGbFzYMpWuIrbD9YUSl1V_pCFnuQmMPJI-m38r5lmJqOk5D_v38gn_-CY-MZCdwGXoMRG1MULAIl-qqKJUD6H8YeQ25ixnz7Jlid7LtWif-nSoCWpybZdk/s1600-h/Launch-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJqbveQrwnT1c1QUI-DHghRGbFzYMpWuIrbD9YUSl1V_pCFnuQmMPJI-m38r5lmJqOk5D_v38gn_-CY-MZCdwGXoMRG1MULAIl-qqKJUD6H8YeQ25ixnz7Jlid7LtWif-nSoCWpybZdk/s400/Launch-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352336747580316658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The newly launched Bequia motors out of the harbor for a maiden voyage of a couple of miles in Eggemoggin Reach. Even at top speed it was easy to talk </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in the cockpit </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">above the noise of the engine, showing us just how well all the efforts at sound deadening in nearly every part of the boat had paid off. We motored up the Reach towards the bridge for a short time, then Steve White put the helm hard over to show the beaming owner how manuverable his new yacht is. Bequia turned around in just a little over her own length.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">After the short turn around The Reach, Bequia returned to the boat yard dock, with the help of a few successful bursts from the hydraulic bowthruster, and tied up for admiring tours and the rest of the day's and evening's celebration. In the coming weeks the sails will be bent on and the job of commissioning The Ninty will make her ready for the happy and eager owners to take delivery of her.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></div>Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-15077034843425616502009-06-23T05:05:00.008-04:002009-06-23T06:51:31.769-04:00Getting Ready to Come Out of the Shop<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zXuWYFevBCBQso5kO4yIVrEwMzpvnf-O3gUSbV8pBPMjc7tNzGr3iQUu0vF1MbOl2z5mVzVS0YuOtcidQl2Oo5-diOVYjGUPMf2kW30pqIamZnEIwiRQwi9rnzsjOWhmF9PBEREfKKA/s1600-h/Coming-out-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zXuWYFevBCBQso5kO4yIVrEwMzpvnf-O3gUSbV8pBPMjc7tNzGr3iQUu0vF1MbOl2z5mVzVS0YuOtcidQl2Oo5-diOVYjGUPMf2kW30pqIamZnEIwiRQwi9rnzsjOWhmF9PBEREfKKA/s400/Coming-out-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350447462951356706" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cody and Mark install the variable pitch propeller on the shaft of the 90<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br />For the last month we've been getting ready to pull Bequia out of the main building shop, finishing up projects, installing fittings and equipment that will be needed for the launching, testing as many systems as we can, varnishing and painting final coats (for now), painting the name and the hail on the stern and removing staging.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lx34KWoPiHP2YR4QfS64GXtpL9QCLmyL25dX7kT9jbAgbm-qNLhDleLYuyo7leSnYBfYbISSW5KlcC31kUWRuRg21EiiIF5SO8pGftshqKzepJAxi0Rw8j674-bUujaBiqC618nJc6s/s1600-h/coming-out-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lx34KWoPiHP2YR4QfS64GXtpL9QCLmyL25dX7kT9jbAgbm-qNLhDleLYuyo7leSnYBfYbISSW5KlcC31kUWRuRg21EiiIF5SO8pGftshqKzepJAxi0Rw8j674-bUujaBiqC618nJc6s/s400/coming-out-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350447468732975922" border="0" /></a><br />A sure sign of the boat getting close to launching is being careful that we don't do more damage than building. The sole guys are watching the rest of us with an eagle eye. Along with no shoes, we cannot wear belts with buckles. A few of us keep our pants up with buckle-less belts. The deck is vacuumed almost everyday to pick up accumulated grit. Anything that is sharp or heavy is swaddled or padded with thin foam, bubble wrap or rags.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA8okR-Fot1UJyV7JbrDpI2ddu3sKtqqXxGV5NSegOpX0l1G8l2VTprxV7L3NvrdMMtKWo3yTCkgoMoSrM7zFg_3YmvTeb1FwieDCrPwWljG9ggaiijMFcgzQfEXc-fihy089f-zP9CY/s1600-h/Coming-out-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiA8okR-Fot1UJyV7JbrDpI2ddu3sKtqqXxGV5NSegOpX0l1G8l2VTprxV7L3NvrdMMtKWo3yTCkgoMoSrM7zFg_3YmvTeb1FwieDCrPwWljG9ggaiijMFcgzQfEXc-fihy089f-zP9CY/s400/Coming-out-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350447470385649058" border="0" /></a><br />Late on Friday, June 12th, a heavy-capacity boat trailer was trucked over from the Lyman Morse yard to pull Bequia out of the shop and set her up for stepping the masts and setting up the rigging.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-43856468120812308792009-04-08T05:09:00.006-04:002009-04-09T05:46:40.451-04:00A Couple of Processes<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamfHdlo-lAlK2zsNDmFRSCxu3yKX5ypKoOXyN5bMjsMENCBb6DZcn90adbbPKZb-tjeA0q5AbnlEJqz7xrIuWAMpVPzDMggR1SwNgOsX0DB1soMukViQkC2ru4UT8W0kjXn5SuEfo3Iw/s1600-h/Int-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamfHdlo-lAlK2zsNDmFRSCxu3yKX5ypKoOXyN5bMjsMENCBb6DZcn90adbbPKZb-tjeA0q5AbnlEJqz7xrIuWAMpVPzDMggR1SwNgOsX0DB1soMukViQkC2ru4UT8W0kjXn5SuEfo3Iw/s400/Int-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322602344588469746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Keith Claybough positions walnut veneers on an epoxy coated plywood panel </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">in preparation for clamping down the veneers by vacuum bagging as he makes a counter top </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">for the owner's cabin.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here are a couple of processes,</span> vacuum bagging and making floorboards, that have been ongoing throughout the interior of the boat all winter and into the spring. There is rarely a day that, when we go home, the sound of a vacuum pump or two isn't running somewhere in the shop. And everyday for months a small crew of two guys have been gluing, grinding, vacuum bagging, sanding, trimming, routing, finishing and fitting the nearly black panels of the wenge floorboards that run throughout the boat.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Vacuum Bagging</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HZ6pbmLO43qd0GhH_F0Vi5yxe1T2JH2-ViR2SEp3LFYc_qmRfqzvkzHYyq4vGjkTngwdcZhSUAcEFXtqaQdF5iFSkLm8LiAr0HC05ggoqbjrrulnoqsmRgfdHxHxZTwDYekiPZps4qY/s1600-h/Int-18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HZ6pbmLO43qd0GhH_F0Vi5yxe1T2JH2-ViR2SEp3LFYc_qmRfqzvkzHYyq4vGjkTngwdcZhSUAcEFXtqaQdF5iFSkLm8LiAr0HC05ggoqbjrrulnoqsmRgfdHxHxZTwDYekiPZps4qY/s320/Int-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322247104428820050" border="0" /></a><br />After Keith tacked the veneers in place, so they they wouldn't slide around as pressure was applied, he covered the panel with a piece of blue pool cover then a piece of light green vacuum bagging plastic that is sealed all the around the edges to 1/8" thick butyl tape that had been applied to the work surface--in this case a piece of flake board--before gluing started. Before completely sealing around the bagging plastic, Keith inserts the hose that runs to the vacuum pump.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOfZXR4NobLXSHMimOSeFEkYazrRLQS7fl9p-RlNqI_4rQn-pGqEywF6GUzk6AYMMouxzuvtESBl4I7pSu4Fc2_jV76odorMXQ0koObd4MW2g_atl7HPlR-J99Fwl5fQHCHcr1RQTgxU/s1600-h/Int-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOfZXR4NobLXSHMimOSeFEkYazrRLQS7fl9p-RlNqI_4rQn-pGqEywF6GUzk6AYMMouxzuvtESBl4I7pSu4Fc2_jV76odorMXQ0koObd4MW2g_atl7HPlR-J99Fwl5fQHCHcr1RQTgxU/s320/Int-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322247106097295762" border="0" /></a><br />Keith then completely the seals "the bag," adding butyl tape over the top of the hose, then turns the pump on and pulls the air out. As the plastic pulls down tight, Keith checks all around the edges of the bag and the hose for leaks.<br /><br />With a good vacuum the pressure on the surface of the veneers is 14 pounds per square inch, which doesn't sound like much but on this roughly two foot by three foot panel there is a total of just over 12,000 pounds of pressure.<br /><br />The next day he'll take off the bag, scrape and sand off any excess epoxy, then trim the edges of the panel in preparation for the final treatment of the exposed edges and fitting in the boat.<br /><br />Gluing veneers onto panels not only allows us to dress up structural members like bulkheads, such as the teak panels in the captain's cabin, but also allows us to make parts like counter tops and floorboards that will stay much flatter than their solid wood equivilents in the damp environment of a boat<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Floor Boards</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmynnyGbAdS1uj-ovB2K5fAiNQZqWHR9tgzsoyhByvfpnY-n7qIrZkRVL5pJepTqucRF3FKX5VodFamW-5aC2OdQhleStiOmyCri8foXAxoAvQvfOYz_VVknHLdIphO7D2O-pioNQPjQ/s1600-h/Int-16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmynnyGbAdS1uj-ovB2K5fAiNQZqWHR9tgzsoyhByvfpnY-n7qIrZkRVL5pJepTqucRF3FKX5VodFamW-5aC2OdQhleStiOmyCri8foXAxoAvQvfOYz_VVknHLdIphO7D2O-pioNQPjQ/s320/Int-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322247100664646978" border="0" /></a><br />Making the floor boards starts with jointing and edge gluing together thick venners of wenge wood into panels a little bigger than the finished floorboard. Each floor board needs two of these veneer panels. Here blocks and wedges clamp the pieces of wood together while the lead weights on top keep the thin panel flat. After gluing the panels will be ground smooth.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAWnjtfRf4moB1_ScRgm_fcOYzkjBu75d87NTPBQMlyswi4LaCpprCiJknz16m53sJmJuZCFGP7xMBpYaJydo2_4sNTtAqKD1AxmiQnsY8eTVwdXhh1jiRqT2FudvEoygebmjM2-9SrQ/s1600-h/Int-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAWnjtfRf4moB1_ScRgm_fcOYzkjBu75d87NTPBQMlyswi4LaCpprCiJknz16m53sJmJuZCFGP7xMBpYaJydo2_4sNTtAqKD1AxmiQnsY8eTVwdXhh1jiRqT2FudvEoygebmjM2-9SrQ/s320/Int-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322246758024769346" border="0" /></a><br />Next the structural part of the floorboard is made from a special plywood with a sound dampening foam core that looks like black cork. The plywood is cut smaller than the finished floorboard and a groove routed all around the edges. Here Jimmy Hutchison and Richard Washburn insert wenge strips that have beeen machined with a tongue to fit into the grooves. The solid wood is clamped to the plywood with the same blocks and wedges that were used on the veneers.<br /><br />Next the floorboard sandwich is made. First there is a veneer panel put down on a sheet of bagging plastic and its top surface coated with epoxy. Then the plywood panel is put on top and coated with epoxy. The last layer is the second veneer panel on top of the plywood. Over the panel goes either the pool plastic or sheet plastic and a special fabric called breather cloth, then the hose from the vacuum pump and finally the bagging plastic, which is twice the size of the floorboard, is folded back over the floorboard panel, the edges sealed with butyl tape, andthe pump started up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8e_W5kURjqd4z8teUZv4s9Ey9T5Px3QCL8jPRegSmx_YgCFORB1ya1HHswpipy24E-_ifviiPsXrMUo26-7BCexnnzIWMouNbSsqPFjIptMlCxQQTfdZz2StHFhbp8GbRfD-uYygkvE/s1600-h/Int-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8e_W5kURjqd4z8teUZv4s9Ey9T5Px3QCL8jPRegSmx_YgCFORB1ya1HHswpipy24E-_ifviiPsXrMUo26-7BCexnnzIWMouNbSsqPFjIptMlCxQQTfdZz2StHFhbp8GbRfD-uYygkvE/s320/Int-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322246755477171842" border="0" /></a>After the floorboard is cleaned up and sanded smooth it is marked for final size with the pattern made in the boat.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMa2or-nd2IkfA_i1EzQ-jWykzNidcAOI7pkBhwfDMDBrEIcbLIEr5h5D5QZrsvr02n9CE78UZeWefdSO_kk7UlHMZ0tKB26UPQtvandh4VyFencH-tc8EeeJ2cYSXFWoBNa-qPTiFfM/s1600-h/Int-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMa2or-nd2IkfA_i1EzQ-jWykzNidcAOI7pkBhwfDMDBrEIcbLIEr5h5D5QZrsvr02n9CE78UZeWefdSO_kk7UlHMZ0tKB26UPQtvandh4VyFencH-tc8EeeJ2cYSXFWoBNa-qPTiFfM/s320/Int-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322246754079327058" border="0" /></a><br />Here Jimmy trims the floorboard with a circular saw run along a straight edge to seperate the fixed part of the floorboard from the portion that will made to lift up for access into the bilge and the many hoses, wies and pipes below.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHrogRkOzjlC_xXap0FbL6fbIQvQ3ZsWzwSpJZBVX39uU1DWYX-9X2tGfUvva1m_fnMGwBLrLx2ckYaEHLP9POfbrvr6RPdSIs2qsdw0UkoB0qTnCxlldOhYw5FWusT_6pR3e5oAoKhc/s1600-h/Int-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHrogRkOzjlC_xXap0FbL6fbIQvQ3ZsWzwSpJZBVX39uU1DWYX-9X2tGfUvva1m_fnMGwBLrLx2ckYaEHLP9POfbrvr6RPdSIs2qsdw0UkoB0qTnCxlldOhYw5FWusT_6pR3e5oAoKhc/s320/Int-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322246750100340018" border="0" /></a><br />The floorboards are coated with urethane and labeled, then fitted in the boat, here in the passage between the main cabin and the aft cabin.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE15T2rdx7-pqXB-js73Udr22IKeO7me-9ZIi0ZxO8fDe3WrQzgd2LjfnT5Z1RUBp6soGsnEA8GFf5yhrIHSUQywAZOJpBkyKanj4ZzJvDmntyopZQWsRatD0vJ8briH0GmhaLWVaeGE/s1600-h/Int-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE15T2rdx7-pqXB-js73Udr22IKeO7me-9ZIi0ZxO8fDe3WrQzgd2LjfnT5Z1RUBp6soGsnEA8GFf5yhrIHSUQywAZOJpBkyKanj4ZzJvDmntyopZQWsRatD0vJ8briH0GmhaLWVaeGE/s320/Int-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322246746126785010" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, the floordoards are fitted with hardware such as hinges and hatch dogs.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-64306971161022183052009-03-23T04:14:00.005-04:002009-03-23T05:30:04.666-04:00More mid-winter projects below<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVrntMkP3BUv7HAmHLvIERclsWErVUrr473OF8boxOFs4xktCDyhITfitpWUc61E0AqjXrP1TsufRRgJAHKNTZ5HMKjTGTEp2wWxJSV8ar9MtkPyxKkinIOt0nHEsMwOWyYKtBS3nLRc/s1600-h/I-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVrntMkP3BUv7HAmHLvIERclsWErVUrr473OF8boxOFs4xktCDyhITfitpWUc61E0AqjXrP1TsufRRgJAHKNTZ5HMKjTGTEp2wWxJSV8ar9MtkPyxKkinIOt0nHEsMwOWyYKtBS3nLRc/s400/I-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295434848104066" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Bill Robbins applies a good looking build coat to the paint work in the forward stateroom</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In late January and early February, the forward stateroom and the aft cabin, as well as the passageway between cabins, are largely built and the painters can take over from the carpenters to build a good base of Simple White paint in preparation for the final coats of several hues of white for the trim, framed panels, and beaded paneling. This process requires lots of sanding, good brushes, good light, good concentration--and good tunes.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYJ-25dQEGT-M6j4MHVc86ENUhFArBhBH_JuuFOqlCDEFy7R131dM4vflEglDnr4Ck9Wv4EHbP2LK45I0MdA_JhkYSRWWkaqIC8pZzP7Tug6UbXepWr19MVCdD3erxQc0xr7iyciN-X4/s1600-h/I-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYJ-25dQEGT-M6j4MHVc86ENUhFArBhBH_JuuFOqlCDEFy7R131dM4vflEglDnr4Ck9Wv4EHbP2LK45I0MdA_JhkYSRWWkaqIC8pZzP7Tug6UbXepWr19MVCdD3erxQc0xr7iyciN-X4/s320/I-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295297099168578" border="0" /></a><br />The major construction work has moved to the pilot house. Here David Fresh, the Composites Manager, sheaths plywood panels with fiberglass in epoxy for partitions in the pilot house.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOkGuX8EayPTTl5vjYFHW-8keWOwrzda7_TOn3Mq9zSJ4CtYm6TfbvYxlxVjkMYKkwgAbRrD7A37L_CDPc6MhJkott9IBUggZDCt8uHQxmPAJm6itJeDzO3cMAgtutuxb1K90wCmE5gc/s1600-h/I-04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOkGuX8EayPTTl5vjYFHW-8keWOwrzda7_TOn3Mq9zSJ4CtYm6TfbvYxlxVjkMYKkwgAbRrD7A37L_CDPc6MhJkott9IBUggZDCt8uHQxmPAJm6itJeDzO3cMAgtutuxb1K90wCmE5gc/s320/I-04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295283872530210" border="0" /></a>These partitions are then installed around the air conditioner/heater and air handling hoses at the aft end of the pilot house, including large hoses for piping fresh air to the the machinery room. The partions also form a pocket for the sliding companionway door between the cockpit to the left and the pilot house itself on the right.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlpYn7SWL8nztQMuPN1LAF4lGxrwjzjYEfGpopVoRG-cHsVElEa_GpCr99sWBt_XFux1QWKPRgtOgtlE_1zfdhnpEpQ8zHZCo0cf77fdB3JqcWcf2fRdETpMxzeshaQnrKaReO3fHg2A/s1600-h/I-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlpYn7SWL8nztQMuPN1LAF4lGxrwjzjYEfGpopVoRG-cHsVElEa_GpCr99sWBt_XFux1QWKPRgtOgtlE_1zfdhnpEpQ8zHZCo0cf77fdB3JqcWcf2fRdETpMxzeshaQnrKaReO3fHg2A/s320/I-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295113623432354" border="0" /></a><br />Another project below is trimming out the door ways between various cabins. Here Doug Haldane is sanding a wenge threshold that matches the wenge sole throughout the interior of the boat.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJHh3E1OaxKAZU2yEfO-GlenSFAWNw8ks_TnIgi-i8TxY5Qt4hevC4Qyg6xaydktwXbhSQHB7N_yGb056QPOoKATgnJZysnP7ltrRRkr7QXlv9kgHBH8siS6ZRxJ-nRcmYuz30wxwJg/s1600-h/I-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJHh3E1OaxKAZU2yEfO-GlenSFAWNw8ks_TnIgi-i8TxY5Qt4hevC4Qyg6xaydktwXbhSQHB7N_yGb056QPOoKATgnJZysnP7ltrRRkr7QXlv9kgHBH8siS6ZRxJ-nRcmYuz30wxwJg/s320/I-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295109214420642" border="0" /></a><br />After installling the threshold in each doorway, Doug trims and installls the door jambs that are built up of several pieces of molding machined out of spanish cedar that will then be primed and painted to match the rest of the woodwork throughout the boat, except for the captain's cabin which is trimmed out in teak.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcuXCXUdwCrZg8UkjgzZeV8jX3GE435CPgnXnLPFIqByrOYBdzYwLJMpozV59RR5hWisL1y3X-5Z7XziEtTdhsNCFo06S3DlWe1bIqQJD-HMDIDbOVBsj1L_fsuI3K5v_XTa8FVPFAHE/s1600-h/I-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcuXCXUdwCrZg8UkjgzZeV8jX3GE435CPgnXnLPFIqByrOYBdzYwLJMpozV59RR5hWisL1y3X-5Z7XziEtTdhsNCFo06S3DlWe1bIqQJD-HMDIDbOVBsj1L_fsuI3K5v_XTa8FVPFAHE/s320/I-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316295102803291410" border="0" /></a><br />The major project in the captain's cabin is finishing out the head. Here Claus Batley glues up the curved frame for the basin cabinet front, a tricky clamping job.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-18330272051708133192009-03-19T04:19:00.007-04:002009-04-08T05:08:04.467-04:00Mid winter work on the Interior<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDiFsUJwqXdXiTiKkC8usKcSDb3girdXr7i9YdWDIK50phVB4fp-Z8cJbTisWx3ZjB_q3IqYLoaqHjKGEMK-ml30tbTwSJvAGJfPFAUySk_lcmALbvZjVKw5wP6VudAMLbkHqtszXJDk/s1600-h/INT-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDiFsUJwqXdXiTiKkC8usKcSDb3girdXr7i9YdWDIK50phVB4fp-Z8cJbTisWx3ZjB_q3IqYLoaqHjKGEMK-ml30tbTwSJvAGJfPFAUySk_lcmALbvZjVKw5wP6VudAMLbkHqtszXJDk/s400/INT-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811905477259074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Muise, one of the drawer guys, caught in the act of installing a drawer front</span></span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One thing that is prized during a Maine winter is a job indoors. In the old days that likely meant a building that was only a few degrees above the outside temperature, but at least you were out of the biting wind. These days, with modern adhesives, it means being able to wear a tee shirt all year long, as Chris is elegantly modeling here.<br /><br />Here's interior wood work that we did in the main salon area through the end of January.<br /></div><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPsRbzca4HLCvoXHHWz-aUckZfT1BRfEdN9YHgVoaOGjZpb1eol8aAudWK2TnY8JOdScLRspnS31S0hpwyCGdrtOWPbiNiv7sMipO8EIoLMjuVZolhOL9YSo3uBDtLQYPLCx2ptDSYpA/s1600-h/INT-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPsRbzca4HLCvoXHHWz-aUckZfT1BRfEdN9YHgVoaOGjZpb1eol8aAudWK2TnY8JOdScLRspnS31S0hpwyCGdrtOWPbiNiv7sMipO8EIoLMjuVZolhOL9YSo3uBDtLQYPLCx2ptDSYpA/s320/INT-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811755619997378" border="0" /></a><br />There are two ways to get below, one through a sliding hatch on the aft end of the aft cabin, into the owner's cabin, and the main one here, through the pilot house into the salon. The pilot house will be mainly finished out in varnished teak. The white panel is the bottom of the chart table that also forms the left side of curved stair well.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNNdXW9qmTyL4zst810f7i5OYyWeJQ39iEhlEB929cGqq0vTCu8Fo9Uhbbrh_oWVZuPVqZg16wWCr-G9HtY8Nz8Y3UrQKcf04i8P24AQNqEEl6lR8Lplrdx8sBJzU38FRtuheknWK464/s1600-h/INT-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNNdXW9qmTyL4zst810f7i5OYyWeJQ39iEhlEB929cGqq0vTCu8Fo9Uhbbrh_oWVZuPVqZg16wWCr-G9HtY8Nz8Y3UrQKcf04i8P24AQNqEEl6lR8Lplrdx8sBJzU38FRtuheknWK464/s320/INT-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811743886486162" border="0" /></a><br />At the base of the main stairs you can turn left to go into the galley and captain's cabin. This is a partition between the galley and salon that has a core of plywood that will be sheathed over with beaded board paneling. Here the curved corner is being coopered with strips the same width as the beaded boards. The sharp corners will be planed and sanded off until a smooth radius is formed, then the strips will be removed and a bead routed along the edge of each one. The partition butts into the aluminium cage that surrounds the main mast, on the right.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7s_NPWrlSuw1NxXPZVMBz4qYsljYETRScyBF_LZGIsSh-Kf7X0kHkacVuWo23HfC9a6jMkZtkuQsHWHyl1OuwjM3SRD41IvWMcr0SqRUS_Kzpiq00p7c-3vDqjDlN6Ooec7rUMulPzc/s1600-h/Int-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7s_NPWrlSuw1NxXPZVMBz4qYsljYETRScyBF_LZGIsSh-Kf7X0kHkacVuWo23HfC9a6jMkZtkuQsHWHyl1OuwjM3SRD41IvWMcr0SqRUS_Kzpiq00p7c-3vDqjDlN6Ooec7rUMulPzc/s320/Int-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322241238243802786" border="0" /></a><br />In the galley the masons from Fresh Water Stone fitted and installed the marble counter tops.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H1J8QyMnoemKn8H3DGGI2PdS-I92Mdulk3jHy-xEmcu1wOvNB0vHkO20BZMbPQ53pxRKpUpTPftvLuxeKAx7ufT-p97fRhZERXAEPPBZwzYtndKAZtEjQMRRzc-U7p4qh89Fj9UGvoY/s1600-h/INT-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H1J8QyMnoemKn8H3DGGI2PdS-I92Mdulk3jHy-xEmcu1wOvNB0vHkO20BZMbPQ53pxRKpUpTPftvLuxeKAx7ufT-p97fRhZERXAEPPBZwzYtndKAZtEjQMRRzc-U7p4qh89Fj9UGvoY/s320/INT-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811431157117970" border="0" /></a><br />In the main salon the last of the trim over the joint between the cabin sides and the deck carlins has been installed and is ready for paint.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndGnEPVX8auyR8AIekCir-moYAO0pKMtJS7eKd-p7y2tio7hSeqf6_HWasVoX06DR_07cLgkoruOpiKkRRFUgwIjHg0NVKEZHmCwXtGwx8p9ecjI1ELeZlksC_9kC7lndwEdGQf4h-pM/s1600-h/INT-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndGnEPVX8auyR8AIekCir-moYAO0pKMtJS7eKd-p7y2tio7hSeqf6_HWasVoX06DR_07cLgkoruOpiKkRRFUgwIjHg0NVKEZHmCwXtGwx8p9ecjI1ELeZlksC_9kC7lndwEdGQf4h-pM/s320/INT-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811430410027554" border="0" /></a><br />Al Strong puts a coat of sealer/primer on the panels that were built to house the hydraulic motor for one of the two halliard winches. The winches are mounted on the cabin top on either side of the main mast (note the mast cage to Al's right) and the motors stick down into the salon.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHZYEXIQBYRzQh0biAWndTigTVH2HzEggH-LM6IlE9Z1-eVLgaudvOgpym9U5w0hRr8beXVdijuXGsErg5BLb6VNS-pkPRGSY2Tt-ofOUiBoUJM64HjgZJBSLut1PAwvWqwBO3vXct9g/s1600-h/Int-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHZYEXIQBYRzQh0biAWndTigTVH2HzEggH-LM6IlE9Z1-eVLgaudvOgpym9U5w0hRr8beXVdijuXGsErg5BLb6VNS-pkPRGSY2Tt-ofOUiBoUJM64HjgZJBSLut1PAwvWqwBO3vXct9g/s320/Int-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322241238980275250" border="0" /></a><br />Here stiles and rails are glued on the panels that are to go on the main mast cage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9022_a5gwRqhfiA8KKaVCEWpMfCRW8EpHEOrdiaRse3M2p91RONipospOE1G8q6vGwML79JsoHEe1mg60C8Yuz2_sMEVEtO4yXxv8eRKsB04LUFm5IObrXN71P8w5OEUoQqjFnko3io/s1600-h/INT-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9022_a5gwRqhfiA8KKaVCEWpMfCRW8EpHEOrdiaRse3M2p91RONipospOE1G8q6vGwML79JsoHEe1mg60C8Yuz2_sMEVEtO4yXxv8eRKsB04LUFm5IObrXN71P8w5OEUoQqjFnko3io/s320/INT-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811424490022434" border="0" /></a><br />The first panels, with molding installed around the inside edges of the stiles and rails, is fitted and fastened onto the mast cage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE903NUfz-I_woBoP98x_VIuwiE_659469ouEG6Wyxxn-K6vjAWCYYaXFGNNZfosMjhM9_Aq22OY4BEuoj1awY6qCVTkhQohQBy1BSM46UQVG3J76S24T-VSVe39eFgD8iC0ab9BRxLfc/s1600-h/INT-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE903NUfz-I_woBoP98x_VIuwiE_659469ouEG6Wyxxn-K6vjAWCYYaXFGNNZfosMjhM9_Aq22OY4BEuoj1awY6qCVTkhQohQBy1BSM46UQVG3J76S24T-VSVe39eFgD8iC0ab9BRxLfc/s320/INT-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314811419974543490" border="0" /></a><br />Trent Glisson (who also made the mast cage panels) installing the first pieces of molding that will go around the edges of the large curved opening in the main bulkhead (located just aft of the main mast). Trent is also going for the modern boat builder tee look.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-17241690193766974312009-02-13T04:10:00.010-05:002009-02-24T05:35:09.939-05:00Cold Outside, Busy Inside: On Deck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHX-eIykfsXcPElU67qdSHcQnXwAL2WlHS-Ot5KCmS9vwrhbmI2HLakmQbdbju0fcJVD8VQoiae0w0edpq8B9KCJvxjK-DV-8Zo8hhRjJOoHguo0d8FXiG03nXAomqKbI2eFXZZ4lWcQ/s1600-h/Deck-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHX-eIykfsXcPElU67qdSHcQnXwAL2WlHS-Ot5KCmS9vwrhbmI2HLakmQbdbju0fcJVD8VQoiae0w0edpq8B9KCJvxjK-DV-8Zo8hhRjJOoHguo0d8FXiG03nXAomqKbI2eFXZZ4lWcQ/s400/Deck-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303698521939167074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Joseph Larson installs hawse pipes through the bulwarks near the stern.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >There was</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> no January thaw this year and plenty of snow, sometimes mixed with</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> freezing rain,</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> so there were a number of days when it was tough getting to the boatyard. But we got plenty done despite the weather. </span> </div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t_1r2rCMeFa7IwySimeqlwQfyAusQS7WBRYHllPIC1gaw0zL7nf4VWMo2iUS_kRWSBoVWZv-w5gM-0w9BxFGC6vo_aE7-rgvAm4e4PovqKrOAL8rtASf8wHOHaNS82UP-KM4svQLHq4/s1600-h/Deck-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t_1r2rCMeFa7IwySimeqlwQfyAusQS7WBRYHllPIC1gaw0zL7nf4VWMo2iUS_kRWSBoVWZv-w5gM-0w9BxFGC6vo_aE7-rgvAm4e4PovqKrOAL8rtASf8wHOHaNS82UP-KM4svQLHq4/s320/Deck-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226712538220914" border="0" /></a><br />The forward corner posts on the pilot house have been fitted and glued in, followed shortly, here, by the forward section of the cabin edge pillowed trim being fitted and glued on.<br /><br />Note the aluminium cabin top beam resting on the top edge of the pilot house. This beam will be marked for length and legs welded on for attaching to the inside of the pilot house sides. There are two of these beams in the pilot house.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbcaG4RRhbl76Q3oLA2u83dIK2iY2lzPOpB9Q5hq9Vu6Ykp5ailqruMA7wtZxujjr-eW8LtlGKU5wzNNqElCglCq43mHiF5_GABw8H01HUq_FIkII8a5-B2T5cwnZDwI9RU92PWhvwG8/s1600-h/Deck-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbcaG4RRhbl76Q3oLA2u83dIK2iY2lzPOpB9Q5hq9Vu6Ykp5ailqruMA7wtZxujjr-eW8LtlGKU5wzNNqElCglCq43mHiF5_GABw8H01HUq_FIkII8a5-B2T5cwnZDwI9RU92PWhvwG8/s320/Deck-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226711920107458" border="0" /></a>Holding the pillowed trim on while the epoxy sets called for putting clamps wherever there was hole in the cabin top and sides.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77UPmyGyrRex2eRg2nRBuQ9oDpjZgcPb0sXYQVpE-a49y3usWSEMMp0Di4Oin0iFVU-dHNXKMNIvZp0Y87rcVN9N7_VrrQ6rZsMUAC1x3IIFRYPA4wmkwr3PGVX4XFkHNEwlkVCW-15g/s1600-h/Deck-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77UPmyGyrRex2eRg2nRBuQ9oDpjZgcPb0sXYQVpE-a49y3usWSEMMp0Di4Oin0iFVU-dHNXKMNIvZp0Y87rcVN9N7_VrrQ6rZsMUAC1x3IIFRYPA4wmkwr3PGVX4XFkHNEwlkVCW-15g/s320/Deck-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226711542863026" border="0" /></a>Shaping the pillowed trim was started by cutting a bevel along the whole length of the trim with power planes, then using using hand planes to shape the teak very close to the final profile, then finishing up with a succession of course to fine sandpapers to make the trim fair and smooth. Here Reed Hayden gives the trim a final sanding.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwhCpPEb_Kzx2xyYGaBsTcuT_7lVjArL9Yxcm0qLbLtkMtUtAo7PVdQbuGW03jIYHTQca3Y2WiQxmwMiHbKRqKPa2YDSoLncEpt6K2Yub7mgrexp_dxd0-NqdiKLTsvYb9TMPMzRAG3E/s1600-h/Deck-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwhCpPEb_Kzx2xyYGaBsTcuT_7lVjArL9Yxcm0qLbLtkMtUtAo7PVdQbuGW03jIYHTQca3Y2WiQxmwMiHbKRqKPa2YDSoLncEpt6K2Yub7mgrexp_dxd0-NqdiKLTsvYb9TMPMzRAG3E/s320/Deck-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226710367240210" border="0" /></a>The painters meticously went over the pilot house sides with fine grit sandpaper, then applied a coat of sealer.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0AfRjkbI27TQe-UkgRLhEybMpmtPhSpmgvViRkVJVtDkUSSPZ_KftXHA6XOL5c3jP5jk9efpGWZriOGkymNY7JCg9HYULwZ2TiutZ2sZtD3Qo1pRmC_nIceCG1FLZPe2yFSdiIWD1VE/s1600-h/Deck-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0AfRjkbI27TQe-UkgRLhEybMpmtPhSpmgvViRkVJVtDkUSSPZ_KftXHA6XOL5c3jP5jk9efpGWZriOGkymNY7JCg9HYULwZ2TiutZ2sZtD3Qo1pRmC_nIceCG1FLZPe2yFSdiIWD1VE/s320/Deck-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226709548998530" border="0" /></a><br />The portions of the deck panels that were cut for the hatches are fitted onto the hatch covers, with holes carefully cut for handles and hinges, and the gap between the deck and the hatch panel evened up. The hatches were then taken off the boat and the deck panels glued on. This is the propane locker hatch on the stern deck.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJctcltiIOtcKJghZ_J-Cm6Qd5Rt9UASdE-ywNT9hX21FrelXnOIoN4ekgZHhmegaDso2q26lTEnNQwiemEq28qzWX-n0DEn60FnA-DBBQByjqMV1Z42IFjHfLbfRWLOZJUQTJ1xejVgc/s1600-h/Deck-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJctcltiIOtcKJghZ_J-Cm6Qd5Rt9UASdE-ywNT9hX21FrelXnOIoN4ekgZHhmegaDso2q26lTEnNQwiemEq28qzWX-n0DEn60FnA-DBBQByjqMV1Z42IFjHfLbfRWLOZJUQTJ1xejVgc/s400/Deck-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306304379301527170" border="0" /></a><br />Gluing in the margin planks around the stern. These required 12" wide stock, but the only teak that was wide enough was over 2" thick. It was resawed to make a book matched set of three pieces around the elliptical stern.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUv_71gOzMczVrIwpUBh48Pl1y5tfPuO8k3b7feJSXKNO0dI2yponP_XnL9jCurYYECRBHAdK5vT6GKpMJBoc3LtBWRC96eH8CXDCqG5Qma8zpRh0t-PXDgVrTLPf3lEt1985SPCFQ7zc/s1600-h/Deck-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUv_71gOzMczVrIwpUBh48Pl1y5tfPuO8k3b7feJSXKNO0dI2yponP_XnL9jCurYYECRBHAdK5vT6GKpMJBoc3LtBWRC96eH8CXDCqG5Qma8zpRh0t-PXDgVrTLPf3lEt1985SPCFQ7zc/s320/Deck-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226401294804034" border="0" /></a>After all the seams between the deck panels and around the margin planks were caulked and dried for a couple of days, Keith Dibble grinds the deck smooth.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DktW8ugi45EYVd7s8bzP1Z0IqONLjh_B-4BJ5jUsLSQAloNBsFce6xaxQQUFLGG65r114dAF6ITj3LkykHc8Aa7uIkfivVJXcB4EQ33-qXMTZyNZiE-TDMG91eWzZDpIGqO1NXEWopI/s1600-h/Deck-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DktW8ugi45EYVd7s8bzP1Z0IqONLjh_B-4BJ5jUsLSQAloNBsFce6xaxQQUFLGG65r114dAF6ITj3LkykHc8Aa7uIkfivVJXcB4EQ33-qXMTZyNZiE-TDMG91eWzZDpIGqO1NXEWopI/s320/Deck-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303698764340260834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Larry Wood checks the fit of the stainless steel coverplates over the starboard main mast chain plates.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqL56FLhpViAE99tSmQIOhs_D2dArrc5WOZAxyllRJSm_Vy-S2RqQLSf4QATPR1QIZ9X5HQYO-kfw3G3tFCWYuKQlHFxcsyS9rGOSA3T1s90JGX6xPAkg1gKjEbdy0rvbCRD6oDUrdKo/s1600-h/Deck-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqL56FLhpViAE99tSmQIOhs_D2dArrc5WOZAxyllRJSm_Vy-S2RqQLSf4QATPR1QIZ9X5HQYO-kfw3G3tFCWYuKQlHFxcsyS9rGOSA3T1s90JGX6xPAkg1gKjEbdy0rvbCRD6oDUrdKo/s320/Deck-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226397782669746" border="0" /></a><br />Todd Skoog checks the fit of the aluminium cabin top beams and sees if they match the camber pattern.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGDY3R4hQdlOD6awc1UkbWYJWDxGh1nQQSSXKa2m5RTb8blcm1QXtPTIyra3H7Ytu6mUtGtuJ9-lnBJr3e434eTvCwiejS3wAzV5gIhhcy0Cjlt3f3yIoyzJ7lEUhN5m1oymQGyMlgug/s1600-h/Deck-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGDY3R4hQdlOD6awc1UkbWYJWDxGh1nQQSSXKa2m5RTb8blcm1QXtPTIyra3H7Ytu6mUtGtuJ9-lnBJr3e434eTvCwiejS3wAzV5gIhhcy0Cjlt3f3yIoyzJ7lEUhN5m1oymQGyMlgug/s320/Deck-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226393752843170" border="0" /></a><br />Reed (left) and Norman Whyte start fitting long opening skylights along the side of the main cabin below the pilot house. This skylight is located over the galley, and is a feature that will be deeply appreciated by anyone making a meal, especially in tropical climates.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKJxRGKjOVF2o8XshX3V7Hk7PyE3kBPFjMVMy0ykFlkHoE_4hmdq8rUtDGKxnqJqv1ucfRQXPFX0Kd0f-bV_wcKriCAkuptPnQhJIm04wgOWcybM4T0YThLNJ9f_DhOqIyXoEjjjgCfs/s1600-h/Deck-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKJxRGKjOVF2o8XshX3V7Hk7PyE3kBPFjMVMy0ykFlkHoE_4hmdq8rUtDGKxnqJqv1ucfRQXPFX0Kd0f-bV_wcKriCAkuptPnQhJIm04wgOWcybM4T0YThLNJ9f_DhOqIyXoEjjjgCfs/s320/Deck-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302226396178673938" border="0" /></a><br />After sanding the sealer coat, Robert Freethey applies the first coat of varnish (of many) to the pilot house sides.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-62545713692532080992009-01-30T11:59:00.007-05:002009-02-10T05:51:58.669-05:00Back After Christamas Part 3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj2VPUYyTqMLAZQ0utX_JuRwqVZe40KWebaDZA4hLYiLkf-kfg2ahf8RzQE2OYnTfsdp62JQmP6qR_vZV0-Yw4YVy0lM-f6zcENkmXUflQ9qyYQ-PZt0-wofYjPxfgaaq3Twl5vGobSk/s1600-h/Systems7-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj2VPUYyTqMLAZQ0utX_JuRwqVZe40KWebaDZA4hLYiLkf-kfg2ahf8RzQE2OYnTfsdp62JQmP6qR_vZV0-Yw4YVy0lM-f6zcENkmXUflQ9qyYQ-PZt0-wofYjPxfgaaq3Twl5vGobSk/s400/Systems7-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166560133864706" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Ronnie Billings, the head electrian at the yard and the foreman for all the systems in The Ninety, hooks up wires in the junction compartment on the side of the passageway leading from the main cabin to the aft cabin.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Systems</span><br /><br />When asked a year ago what he thought the most challenging part of The Ninety would be, Steve White replied simply, "The systems." In such a big boat, there's lots of them and they all have to work together: electrical, hydraulics, plumbing, water maker, heaters, air conditioning, lights, electronics, engine and genrators, propane to the stove and fireplace, refrigeration, the steering system, the bow thruster and anchoring systems. Most of the sailing functions are operated by hydraulics so only a few people can sail her. That all leads to miles of hoses, piping, and wires.<br /><br />Here's a snap shot of what the electricians and mechanics were working on in early January.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwK70iy_dBHLdyj9w1no7SiiAf28OVWx8oi4GvZTlJjeUmFgXbKuv97x43K6gXYiwQZz4MlU9J62KQ22_NUB0Zr0kJrHRMXQUWKMmOXe_bXy7oWWIiChiUs8EXb2BVOyqh4LtzMtXmeg/s1600-h/Systems6-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwK70iy_dBHLdyj9w1no7SiiAf28OVWx8oi4GvZTlJjeUmFgXbKuv97x43K6gXYiwQZz4MlU9J62KQ22_NUB0Zr0kJrHRMXQUWKMmOXe_bXy7oWWIiChiUs8EXb2BVOyqh4LtzMtXmeg/s320/Systems6-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166331300366514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJnUrvqxMwLoJkbJve2db1vBM4xd1790qq_S6K_QoE08WZzG5xPXisrmrPfhgiob8nD5IbxfkT1XdR9CpItOXBJp4aw-6OuUE1Ufgfv53Q6G1WSArLoAqBbNH2WWkXnesjj5WyLkDkVE/s1600-h/Systems5-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJnUrvqxMwLoJkbJve2db1vBM4xd1790qq_S6K_QoE08WZzG5xPXisrmrPfhgiob8nD5IbxfkT1XdR9CpItOXBJp4aw-6OuUE1Ufgfv53Q6G1WSArLoAqBbNH2WWkXnesjj5WyLkDkVE/s320/Systems5-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166331048542962" border="0" /></a><br />There are two electrical control panels in the boat. the main one (top photo) is convienantly located at the base of the stairs leading down from the pilot house. The second panel (not yet installed in the lower photo) is in the captain's cabin.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgtMKRNk5mi1h1caBB6hoxGqhcP-qcqkjUGJoQ6eU3GkOKhey9XKkbnpseEh9X2Wy2Syl4GImL2treQgZfFPek5WHJngiIyJAY7gQaJpXzLp0fuzIoR9Rfts96wJqvLAdUPgmLPu_wIw/s1600-h/Systems4-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgtMKRNk5mi1h1caBB6hoxGqhcP-qcqkjUGJoQ6eU3GkOKhey9XKkbnpseEh9X2Wy2Syl4GImL2treQgZfFPek5WHJngiIyJAY7gQaJpXzLp0fuzIoR9Rfts96wJqvLAdUPgmLPu_wIw/s320/Systems4-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166329459824322" border="0" /></a><br />Both panels back up to the machinery space so inside the space are large bundles of wires running from the panels to the junction space, where Ronnie was shown working, then onto thier destinations for the many switches, lights and motors.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3BbHf6DJDynjLP8vi2yghPY6aCxI41p4FCWGTOWXFEbxBExyQgvNgjAa9OAOI1F8kHusxGjwYEu0phEpk_5xD0OY6PT0dTr2x4-5H1IRNJ-SI6A29GLaF3XMm2B6VlNHd8gNaYGPe4I/s1600-h/Systems3-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3BbHf6DJDynjLP8vi2yghPY6aCxI41p4FCWGTOWXFEbxBExyQgvNgjAa9OAOI1F8kHusxGjwYEu0phEpk_5xD0OY6PT0dTr2x4-5H1IRNJ-SI6A29GLaF3XMm2B6VlNHd8gNaYGPe4I/s320/Systems3-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166065066222690" border="0" /></a><br />The wires running from the machinery space mainly run the length of the boat in 4" square fiberglass conduits recessed into the 3" thick cored deck and into the deck beams. There are two of these conduits on each side of the boat. Many oval holes were cut in the bottom of the conduits to allow wires to be pulled out and run along beams or in cabinets to the devices they are energizing.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMd8Y1SzuWLi7Vq_KPitQ_J_3V0bHgrtgwqnM3FoL_Y8Rf29HTaGInYse8cPgI4e5YwVIzs7ANKL6R8x5_z9yV9MP_FOddzslnXRm0NEyW_74gQiCCerN5noHo1BWiK839ySQ7__NL-k/s1600-h/Systems2-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMd8Y1SzuWLi7Vq_KPitQ_J_3V0bHgrtgwqnM3FoL_Y8Rf29HTaGInYse8cPgI4e5YwVIzs7ANKL6R8x5_z9yV9MP_FOddzslnXRm0NEyW_74gQiCCerN5noHo1BWiK839ySQ7__NL-k/s320/Systems2-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166065469136802" border="0" /></a><br />This week the pumps, controls and secondary filters for the water maker system were installed in the lazerette. The rudder is to the right. This is only half of this part of the system. On the other side of the boat (starboard) is an identical set.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZaxYmXOZ74w9_bWswSWhgVHe2ddxsC_j5WpKtU1xvcWPlVnwCuv91vwr4NgMmjRCN3WlDvLTN28fZNViLbSG1SFmkoZOJP46mnvWUwfRvyrDTgw6UxIpWfjn_qeYxHo9yZiJe5BMwuE/s1600-h/Systems1B-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZaxYmXOZ74w9_bWswSWhgVHe2ddxsC_j5WpKtU1xvcWPlVnwCuv91vwr4NgMmjRCN3WlDvLTN28fZNViLbSG1SFmkoZOJP46mnvWUwfRvyrDTgw6UxIpWfjn_qeYxHo9yZiJe5BMwuE/s320/Systems1B-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166065078452610" border="0" /></a><br />The inlet and main filters for the water maker system were installed in the machinery space about the same time the engine was installed, months ago. Altogether the water maker system can make 1800 gallons of fresh water in 24 hours.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-33353556410709326232009-01-28T05:21:00.007-05:002009-01-30T11:58:54.350-05:00After Christmas Part 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWe518pfM7-MfoqjGxUP5quhsCPR5bE3w-6_7tfvxVhVdfiIt7I5LL8uDmy9LGSSHLdCfmDmnfe8Gv5Ci2vEsloo1_mPStk3MZnYa-vACMgtyhwtsL4DVKgyw3aw6C1jzIQyIgYfYcDT8/s1600-h/Below11A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWe518pfM7-MfoqjGxUP5quhsCPR5bE3w-6_7tfvxVhVdfiIt7I5LL8uDmy9LGSSHLdCfmDmnfe8Gv5Ci2vEsloo1_mPStk3MZnYa-vACMgtyhwtsL4DVKgyw3aw6C1jzIQyIgYfYcDT8/s400/Below11A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296291892479564962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />Steve Dentino installs trim along the steps leading out of the owner's cabin.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Down Below</span><br /></div></div><br />Starting forward and working our way aft, we'll take a look at what was being done on the interior of Bequia during the first week of January.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGB5K-9z3ARSOpG5Btsdp-EY8I_4n7gnYE-qfb_uPRTP0-ZyUcilfHsVc1eroZWf7e1hKI-_3ghev9otkQfpdA_FWfItCTp7pxy36MHkerMuBfJYKjQsj1YtVqo0DTBZW7w_QsQtoQXw/s1600-h/Below10A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGB5K-9z3ARSOpG5Btsdp-EY8I_4n7gnYE-qfb_uPRTP0-ZyUcilfHsVc1eroZWf7e1hKI-_3ghev9otkQfpdA_FWfItCTp7pxy36MHkerMuBfJYKjQsj1YtVqo0DTBZW7w_QsQtoQXw/s320/Below10A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296289250584681874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ29aQFl5Pgkk1Kt_BBL8CJOlOHzz-kzwa2ZpJ-wEhRPw7QJ0wrasT3TCTnF7j2urulTBK3yr0fweqjzvifeUCOvxRoivJa2ZJ8OtKw7HbWeBORAP1VEaavXU-WbWhdFoaKubO4PEz4zs/s1600-h/Below9A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ29aQFl5Pgkk1Kt_BBL8CJOlOHzz-kzwa2ZpJ-wEhRPw7QJ0wrasT3TCTnF7j2urulTBK3yr0fweqjzvifeUCOvxRoivJa2ZJ8OtKw7HbWeBORAP1VEaavXU-WbWhdFoaKubO4PEz4zs/s320/Below9A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296289246880174594" border="0" /></a><br />Construction in the forward cabin is largely completed and the painters are building up coats of paint, letting the drawer guys, Peter Fletcher and Chris Muise, slip in to install the drawer boxes. The tile guy from Fresh Water Stone is working in the forward cabin shower on the port side.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD3nucmpJmKqjKyYHtEaAVHYPDTWEGrVTh7L_Nmr8D_eFyq1O0GHOIqc3GJGvVy3PPV5BferIWSs8aDUcsOAg9pT7EeYUileXwhyphenhyphentGOBfAamQst9hFfu-rgaHcnZNBPjkNkGlS8l7NYY/s1600-h/Below8A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD3nucmpJmKqjKyYHtEaAVHYPDTWEGrVTh7L_Nmr8D_eFyq1O0GHOIqc3GJGvVy3PPV5BferIWSs8aDUcsOAg9pT7EeYUileXwhyphenhyphentGOBfAamQst9hFfu-rgaHcnZNBPjkNkGlS8l7NYY/s320/Below8A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288639296766690" border="0" /></a><br />Amidships the settee to starboard has been installed and drawer boxes have been installed in the lower portion of the walnut bar cabinet.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuSd0L-L-VL6fpiIwWSrUGhO3rsW0HyUhStimHGBWf0-KdQB37JlKSU56Iqbvm86x0qM2JDRpiCY-h0tMLxjQMLq2qhm9Zy-DZmemuyy-gffAxmFD5QjqsuWx_X-QBEGa-bKehM0u1PU/s1600-h/Below7A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuSd0L-L-VL6fpiIwWSrUGhO3rsW0HyUhStimHGBWf0-KdQB37JlKSU56Iqbvm86x0qM2JDRpiCY-h0tMLxjQMLq2qhm9Zy-DZmemuyy-gffAxmFD5QjqsuWx_X-QBEGa-bKehM0u1PU/s320/Below7A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288633847434754" border="0" /></a><br />In the galley the drawer fronts are being positioned and fastened to the drawer boxes.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CH8KemSvNwiHswwOhBg8pcYxw_ItWORVFfLliNF-2PAmsfdZ-W_Jsz0cuIptO3V4_K0d0LeG-aO_3ur03C4ydgfQtenUtAVCz4fdCW1q1_UAcmcWL-d_WdKUH4-Cnwl1p_aFS9_GzyI/s1600-h/Below6A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CH8KemSvNwiHswwOhBg8pcYxw_ItWORVFfLliNF-2PAmsfdZ-W_Jsz0cuIptO3V4_K0d0LeG-aO_3ur03C4ydgfQtenUtAVCz4fdCW1q1_UAcmcWL-d_WdKUH4-Cnwl1p_aFS9_GzyI/s320/Below6A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288635481813842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy-If0uQ3_zKMRafOmJ9P0burNoxC7qm57YZZ4vFHdfYboWMTxOg64fgRlW9YNx8164aAe4Z1JyzUn6PO4LD2GPK8XPyfDf5xsA1m0uTZPc8lqgyeWQ9PJWUY4wvGlSJvrZ_Ww5v6t6Q/s1600-h/Below4A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsy-If0uQ3_zKMRafOmJ9P0burNoxC7qm57YZZ4vFHdfYboWMTxOg64fgRlW9YNx8164aAe4Z1JyzUn6PO4LD2GPK8XPyfDf5xsA1m0uTZPc8lqgyeWQ9PJWUY4wvGlSJvrZ_Ww5v6t6Q/s320/Below4A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288238968154146" border="0" /></a><br />In the captain's quarters the paneling work is installed. By the looks of it, it is to be painted, although most of the trim in the cabin and head (through the door on the left, top photo) are teak (bottom photo).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JlidfU-Sr2Bd_ffKpn4wn2byHDwyia9hasB7ur6uXZs-kAWeO4hhFAKCvlzKkxau58qdHZh_C9B5fOaTK6uLeRaCDJocC0RA39MttE9KlJ_UaeNbPoevJqjHO7frQAEeaDwOusft2ag/s1600-h/Below3A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JlidfU-Sr2Bd_ffKpn4wn2byHDwyia9hasB7ur6uXZs-kAWeO4hhFAKCvlzKkxau58qdHZh_C9B5fOaTK6uLeRaCDJocC0RA39MttE9KlJ_UaeNbPoevJqjHO7frQAEeaDwOusft2ag/s320/Below3A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288234816276402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkUyC_GjtCOQG-1Kq93TEvPOlMRRXOkObaDYEyZ3fM7RG6j0h_iaQxs-kxEyrhwndwXiyXDo6oG5g98q4gqhHO2sa_stwclzwKhQ_LgXCo3CatT2wHk9YhyIU0DSVxZGSixotfWgQbh8/s1600-h/Below2A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkUyC_GjtCOQG-1Kq93TEvPOlMRRXOkObaDYEyZ3fM7RG6j0h_iaQxs-kxEyrhwndwXiyXDo6oG5g98q4gqhHO2sa_stwclzwKhQ_LgXCo3CatT2wHk9YhyIU0DSVxZGSixotfWgQbh8/s320/Below2A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288228808414802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I9en9gDYHYNc2Z-HkiQ1XuKA9DZWU6VpoVdsxCL6VuEIB75yxjKAsQ3ZiEi0KfGbrlIxrqqQh0Yt-lGEKKW43WbFXxQhIxZxDhQrIqWn_Kom1av_LWGzEBvT2mFcCHH7FcYhZQ1ZoC4/s1600-h/Below1A-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I9en9gDYHYNc2Z-HkiQ1XuKA9DZWU6VpoVdsxCL6VuEIB75yxjKAsQ3ZiEi0KfGbrlIxrqqQh0Yt-lGEKKW43WbFXxQhIxZxDhQrIqWn_Kom1av_LWGzEBvT2mFcCHH7FcYhZQ1ZoC4/s320/Below1A-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296288226187304562" border="0" /></a><br />In the aft cabin the final trim is being installed, primed and painted. The drawer guys were just here, too, installing drawer boxes. Those guys are everywhere! Note that the drawer boxes are mounted on stainless steel full extension drawer slides.<br /><br />In the next post we'll take a look at some of the systems being installed in early Jamuary.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-89626436572483415072009-01-22T04:59:00.017-05:002009-01-25T09:27:53.713-05:00Back after Christmas<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEW5g9KxLR0ZU7QNhjPCmpW3edqlJf42qyJ_RmoatPFya1afDdFZf5WOvX2qr_vfKJ-h2TIzE0LqEdQXZyU78YiMwPwzkYb2poH4doEyuj2uDdYmiGrHxiv_wVXkz_sVThaE0G6at_bs/s1600-h/Deck7-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEW5g9KxLR0ZU7QNhjPCmpW3edqlJf42qyJ_RmoatPFya1afDdFZf5WOvX2qr_vfKJ-h2TIzE0LqEdQXZyU78YiMwPwzkYb2poH4doEyuj2uDdYmiGrHxiv_wVXkz_sVThaE0G6at_bs/s320/Deck7-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295197354405187698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Todd Skoog fits the cornerpost for the chart house</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">During the first week of the new year of 2009 there was a bit of shaking off the daze of the holidays, remembering what we had been doing last year, and finding where we had put all the stuff we were working with.<br /><br />There are 22 carpenters working on the boat along with two electricians and, off and on, four mechanics. There are also usually four or five painters in various cabins and building up coats on the many parts. Keeping up with everybody is a challenge.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >On deck</span></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt1btDPrGz4Okqx5cAgWGCB7KGPLcJdYQdRTyQnaeeLEcNykZVLyGy9NxgC803mTX8MFEe_A3jtZv1geqLNPHiYYCbG_7_6kDuaHcW7J1iYbAWdcWOAx36fhOGdP6nj1DLcNQMm00akA/s1600-h/Deck6-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt1btDPrGz4Okqx5cAgWGCB7KGPLcJdYQdRTyQnaeeLEcNykZVLyGy9NxgC803mTX8MFEe_A3jtZv1geqLNPHiYYCbG_7_6kDuaHcW7J1iYbAWdcWOAx36fhOGdP6nj1DLcNQMm00akA/s320/Deck6-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295197355543868578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e1l98xsXzvloryq5T4oreq0jQKWtRXjf6Q5m_jph8x-APIjm54NbOiVHwEUlxZDpsAS8r8S-0kzlhnUGZ2NmKPZ8RpEHgU6jMV_POiTdK8XqUHUnO9Lim1FoBYdqR1boWxWwxuKBWbs/s1600-h/Deck3-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e1l98xsXzvloryq5T4oreq0jQKWtRXjf6Q5m_jph8x-APIjm54NbOiVHwEUlxZDpsAS8r8S-0kzlhnUGZ2NmKPZ8RpEHgU6jMV_POiTdK8XqUHUnO9Lim1FoBYdqR1boWxWwxuKBWbs/s320/Deck3-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295197353921232370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Starr Blackwood (above) fits a margin plank, pieces of the teak deck that </span><span style="font-size:100%;">go between the teak decking panels and the bulwarks</span><span style="font-size:100%;">. The margin planks are glued down </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(below) </span><span style="font-size:100%;">without fasteners in them, held in place while the glue dries with blocks and wedges along the bulwarks and temporary screws with washers in the deck seam. Spacers in the deck seam hold the margin plank tight to the bulwark<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBetoIHcx6vaU16E3r2Hk0w0BkH608K1ktog5Iw0EWTREBasZa_RHaXIDh9gTJwxAi38f3JfuBCArYM3xeGEK5Y6kHTp8DXwX22hs0p94dZA4oV5LcXM2aBH9-frMHjjZBtqIWhV727Fg/s1600-h/Deck4-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBetoIHcx6vaU16E3r2Hk0w0BkH608K1ktog5Iw0EWTREBasZa_RHaXIDh9gTJwxAi38f3JfuBCArYM3xeGEK5Y6kHTp8DXwX22hs0p94dZA4oV5LcXM2aBH9-frMHjjZBtqIWhV727Fg/s320/Deck4-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295197049940482930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Keith Dibble (right) and Joseph Larson spent the week in the tedious job of prepping and caulking the open grooves between the teak deck panels and helping glue down the margin planks.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOc2SM-A1oEk1g291_nlrXOLQ2PGOm_Xi-aUR9P4dMPz0LlQl9Nhdr6t_VDuXyss7EYtRoBj_6jrhxUX7HU-CimTJn9NmnuiP2G0-Hh8yo_0hRInomz1UEjOrEYfg5si5tlb1FA1xET4/s1600-h/Deck5-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOc2SM-A1oEk1g291_nlrXOLQ2PGOm_Xi-aUR9P4dMPz0LlQl9Nhdr6t_VDuXyss7EYtRoBj_6jrhxUX7HU-CimTJn9NmnuiP2G0-Hh8yo_0hRInomz1UEjOrEYfg5si5tlb1FA1xET4/s320/Deck5-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295196324727217346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">On the "chart house” (from now on referred to what everyone in the crew calls it: the pilot house) Todd glued and bolted down forward and, here, aft faces after fitting the posts.<br /></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkrbf3-1AChel61X3FbDeOHEsSXzD5VHNgskggT5vj0e5DLlkFh65EmteRlHReW-t0xnnWRNMRH7J3Dt3K3hyphenhyphenIE2rBuNRly9KuLxCZQTFAQ6AtizcCBuKrYC1qhpzmHsiWEcf9f0ycz8/s1600-h/Deck-2-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkrbf3-1AChel61X3FbDeOHEsSXzD5VHNgskggT5vj0e5DLlkFh65EmteRlHReW-t0xnnWRNMRH7J3Dt3K3hyphenhyphenIE2rBuNRly9KuLxCZQTFAQ6AtizcCBuKrYC1qhpzmHsiWEcf9f0ycz8/s320/Deck-2-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295196321578601698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceKSUAgpzXgTU34bssxISxgcrpXaP69mCGtUIc9ReFSGp92r2jLY7D66enVV_sbXeDEhIY3xOWEGHJskgHMN4l85IDpM589gQcLTizYBr-q8jVyS5nkpdquoQiDvzn5MIyjf8sFth46M/s1600-h/Deck-1-0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceKSUAgpzXgTU34bssxISxgcrpXaP69mCGtUIc9ReFSGp92r2jLY7D66enVV_sbXeDEhIY3xOWEGHJskgHMN4l85IDpM589gQcLTizYBr-q8jVyS5nkpdquoQiDvzn5MIyjf8sFth46M/s320/Deck-1-0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295196314874699522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Alongside the pilot house and the top edge of the main cabin Norman Whyte (above) and Reed Hayden started fitting and gluing on the teak pillowed corner trim.<br /></span><br /></div>Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-79692629545676451912009-01-21T05:05:00.015-05:002009-01-22T22:04:42.722-05:00Bequia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChgX5tQOQm6yeBXycdjPgYA9Yek4mycCH9bKkeUJ2PQjcQlyjSwdR4PnLkluh4QYYgXEA0YoH4RTPSYlwH70LRRXseJOikwYqiHqwnuhqAdmHlQXdIOTpt-wdPG0P-O4cxNp8VzSNjBE/s1600-h/90+Port+render+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChgX5tQOQm6yeBXycdjPgYA9Yek4mycCH9bKkeUJ2PQjcQlyjSwdR4PnLkluh4QYYgXEA0YoH4RTPSYlwH70LRRXseJOikwYqiHqwnuhqAdmHlQXdIOTpt-wdPG0P-O4cxNp8VzSNjBE/s400/90+Port+render+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293686359699415170" border="0" /></a><br />In July of 2007, in a boat storage building that was empty for the summer, a small crew at Brooklin Boat Yard taped together mylar lofting sheets then started scarfing and laminating long 1/4” thick Douglas Fir veneers into the giant frames for a new custom design, a 90' world-cruising yawl drawn by the design team of Bob Stephens and Paul Waring.<br /><br />She’s to be christened “Bequia” (A small island in St Vincent and the Grenadines among the Windward Islands in the Caribbean) and is scheduled to be launched in July of 2009, two years after laminating the frames started.<br /><br />Now, with less than six months to go until launching, we'll be following the progress on this landmark boat—the largest boat ever built at Brooklin Boat Yard—with regular updates and introducing you to the many people working on her.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizd8KVZ9heU9DuFA_jz8ynDNy2ZpBM4rAo2xeCzVuz5hugjzTSwrGqJZIuZdKeRnEtRdDDnrnt_JnjhVM-Axaz_r-kvKQzkhNitZ1mBXJ9AJp3rjkoCfHEClf8fKbAHfEz4-iZ1t4oAM/s1600-h/DSC06100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizd8KVZ9heU9DuFA_jz8ynDNy2ZpBM4rAo2xeCzVuz5hugjzTSwrGqJZIuZdKeRnEtRdDDnrnt_JnjhVM-Axaz_r-kvKQzkhNitZ1mBXJ9AJp3rjkoCfHEClf8fKbAHfEz4-iZ1t4oAM/s400/DSC06100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293688073824831954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Laminating the frames</span></span></span><br /></div><br />Simply called “The Ninety” around the shop, the design work started two years before construction, in early 2005, for the largest design and build project the yard has ever taken on.<br /><br />The designers, who this year became a separate company called Stephens, Waring and White Yacht Designs, have this to say about The Ninety:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The owners sought out Brooklin Boat Yard after seeing examples of the yard’s previous work, especially the 76’ W-Class day-racing sloops. While the new yawl shares a similar graceful sheerline and lengthy overhangs, she’s a much more substantial vessel, designed to take her crew around the world’s oceans in safety, luxury, and elegance.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"With a yacht of this complexity, it’s good to have some time to work out the details before wood starts going together," says designer Robert Stephens. The most demanding task has been the integration of the yacht’s systems into the traditional deck layout and interior joinery. In addition to the systems to provide creature comforts, like air conditioning, refrigeration, and an ice maker, the yacht will also feature fully automated sail-handling systems, with a hydraulic system running some 27 different functions.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDY87GuOBBi6d8ZXWHg0hw34bNmgq_5F08BhOqPiCSUO63mn-GPpCv8wK7Md88uRH1OrHGudjt-2z0Lc0heVPQWdtnmLOLaEphRlnUL3cOsep6tXL6L5KP3O2X3V9IkUgMEGEHoq2338/s1600-h/90deck.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDY87GuOBBi6d8ZXWHg0hw34bNmgq_5F08BhOqPiCSUO63mn-GPpCv8wK7Md88uRH1OrHGudjt-2z0Lc0heVPQWdtnmLOLaEphRlnUL3cOsep6tXL6L5KP3O2X3V9IkUgMEGEHoq2338/s400/90deck.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294317661344994530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Profile and Deck Plan (click on to enlarge)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Carbon spars and state of the art sails will ensure sparkling performance, while a relatively long, shallow keel and spade rudder promise good maneuverability and access to the thin water of some prime cruising grounds. Construction is of cold-molded wood, proven to be a lightweight, cost-effective, and low-maintenance material for custom boats in this size range. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Within the varnished teak charthouse is an elevated saloon, providing great views through large windows, and a spacious chart table and electronics panel. Below, the owners’ restrained tastes will result in a decor that they call “casual cottage," modeled after their summer house on Long Island, and featuring soothing white paneling with an ebony-stained cabin sole. Custom-made couches and a gas fireplace will grace the main saloon, while certain pieces of furniture finished in differing woods will add interest. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT1Ct9A2wcNwkvYLYmtewlNR2DI8oNpUDr2xcu9al2OelBzMO-Y1v01CxmgLvhCuS9D30UPlKeTcIvFdfmTaAoPjGI_IOUDKVivre1Cr8aHxjL81taCP7Rxup2UC70goeMUyJqnphXtA/s1600-h/90interior.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT1Ct9A2wcNwkvYLYmtewlNR2DI8oNpUDr2xcu9al2OelBzMO-Y1v01CxmgLvhCuS9D30UPlKeTcIvFdfmTaAoPjGI_IOUDKVivre1Cr8aHxjL81taCP7Rxup2UC70goeMUyJqnphXtA/s400/90interior.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294316879614532978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Accommodations Plan (click on to enlarge)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Forward, a spacious double stateroom provides accommodation for their two teenage daughters, while under the aft cabin trunk is a roomy suite for the owners. A captain’s cabin accommodating two or three is located to port, off the large galley, while in the passageway to starboard is a shower, laundry, and a pair of bunks for additional offshore crew. In total, the arrangement is simple and roomy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">PARTICULARS</span></span><br /><br />LOA: 90.75 ft. (27.7 m)<br />LWL: 63.5 ft. (19.4 m)]<br />Beam: 19.3 ft. (5.9 m)]<br />Draft: 9 ft. (2.7 m)]<br />Displacement: 135,000 lbs. (61,235 k)<br />Sail Area: 3,424 sq. ft. (318 sq m)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyCQRgiV3iQTSPQnU916h6LA4W__Xbs__N6S0L1nAX9doA34pYpEdXzRQq-mHByUhENkWHOJbaj174Tl1EyqUSBUnaWg9lBLpOdvO-ARoNX5fHX4CPu-M1Cyy5jpdZIIqAdVYWPQHOCI/s1600-h/90deckshotblog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyCQRgiV3iQTSPQnU916h6LA4W__Xbs__N6S0L1nAX9doA34pYpEdXzRQq-mHByUhENkWHOJbaj174Tl1EyqUSBUnaWg9lBLpOdvO-ARoNX5fHX4CPu-M1Cyy5jpdZIIqAdVYWPQHOCI/s400/90deckshotblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294318987596795298" border="0" /></a>Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711880587089177040.post-42805103114260460872008-12-31T14:34:00.001-05:002009-01-14T09:42:08.057-05:00Blog, and boat, under construction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvoJS4tQCAPRrN4sy1_zbCAgv5tv8pErrLVHGPzRTtLJyyZMKz2oyF8EUok0HwvHK8TqBD6uYrk9-C3EpxAYSR9o0LRHlBP-HX_H23TO1gGZq2PoaiZWRtDF5BN_V2KopvJH2np_D7Ss/s1600-h/P1010319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvoJS4tQCAPRrN4sy1_zbCAgv5tv8pErrLVHGPzRTtLJyyZMKz2oyF8EUok0HwvHK8TqBD6uYrk9-C3EpxAYSR9o0LRHlBP-HX_H23TO1gGZq2PoaiZWRtDF5BN_V2KopvJH2np_D7Ss/s400/P1010319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291158340689018770" border="0" /></a><br />Please check back with us again soon; our new Building Projects blog is almost ready to launch.Ruth and Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131066128685023715noreply@blogger.com0