As the title says people - Nav. install (pt.3) Good Starting Battery location discussion - FINALLY figured out! Galley tops completed and sinks sealing Saloon ...
Building SY Mistress
BEAUTIFUL Rosewood laminated tops - galley and saloon GREAT epoxy coated battens, panels, bearers, struts, etc. Another GOOD boatwork INSTALLATION session ...
I 'break the ice' in explaining the first moves in making a start with the planned coachroof and side decks LINING and WAIT until you SEE what I will be using, ...
It is ALWAYS a lengthy time getting boat plywood and timber parts and pieces finished and fully epoxy coated,... BUT it is ALWAYS WORTH the effort and time to ...
Things are MOVING ALONG and I get a number of good panels sorted including the Galley tops bases and almost all of the remainder cabin 2 pieces. The momentum ...
Making these little struts was QUITE the lengthy time, ffeewww! 😲 They will be mostly fairly inconspicuous, BUT, for me it was (and will be ahead) worth ...
EPISODE 💯! As the title says, WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT! This is a recap of the journey of Building SY Mistress from the very START to Ep.50. I did want to make this ...
Second time around with experience under my belt is SO different and really enjoyable! I REALLY enjoyed making this last laminated cabin-sole panel as well as ...
Building my steel sailing yacht Ep.98 Insulation & panels install, sink drain hose and NAV. quarters
There are all sorts happening in this episode people, as the title says! 😁👨🔧 It was definitely rewarding to be getting some good panel installation to the ...
WOOH! The great boatwork PROGRESS continues everybody! 🤩 I get a VERY NICE result with the navigation end panel; put the latest batch of galley and navigation ...
The GOOD boatwork momentum continues in this episode people! Several things (AGAIN) going on, with THE START into the Navigation area; I have a window of ...
NOW I get back to FITTING the Cabin 2 berth frame and panels, of course there is PLENTY of pre-work to be done,... BUT, Ooowww Yes, the HARD and CAREFUL WORK ...
There has been GREAT cabin 2 berth etc. momentum over the past few weeks, HOWEVER something else NEEDS to be sorted before I can continue any further,..... The ...
Although I/we NEED to work in with the weather, whilst expending more of the good PATIENCE, I had a PRODUCTIVE 2 weeks of good boatwork! Yes, we had another ...
Several good fit out boatwork things going on in this episode everybody - cushion and mattress material choice, water tank filler fittings and measuring up for ...
The good boatwork momentum CONTINUES! In this episode I get both of the saloon tops made up and completed, ready for their epoxy coating! There were many ...
WOO-HOOO!! ANOTHER important job DONE! I get the water tank brackets fully made up and installed and those tanks are going NOWHERE! Well, they will be ...
Well, well,....... the cabin-sole panels are IN! I get the insertion rubber laid on to the hull floors for the sole panels to sit on and fit a bracket for 1 of ...
YES! Everybody, the cabin-sole panels are FINALLY, FINISHED! 🤩 They have come up EXACTLY as I wanted! WOOOHOOO! There were many reasons why, but the work ...
February and March were a couple of tough months for me,... with heavy weather here, some personal concerns, needing a break (and I did get a short Adelaide ...
Well everybody, this episode shows the low point where my cabin-sole panels were spoiled and stopped at the last stage by something that went wrong with the PU ...
The FINAL stage of finishing the cabin-sole with the Polyurethane Top coating,...... Woohoo,.... or is it?? I give some explanations about the unique water ...
Well, well,.... after 2 weeks of HEAVY weather interruptions,..... I do get back to some great and good boatwork! FINALLY the cabin-sole gets not 1 epoxy ...
FINALLY! I get ALL of the cabin-sole panels for Mistress made up, levelled, edged and READY for the epoxy coating process! It HAS been a lengthy process, ...