Big week here on the Hulls as the Cabin Sole and Water Tank is "DONE". Having this floor glued down has sped the whole build up immeasurably, as the bulkheads ...
Life On The Hulls
Building some Bimini Hard Tops for my friend Ron in this week's Episode with a quick break down as to how we went about building some pretty nice Hard Top ...
The Central Bulkhead Lockdown is a major milestone in this project as everything stems from it to form the internal structure of this Catamaran. My shin cops ...
Part 2 of the Catamaran Bulkhead Install in this issue as all goes to plan with some decent filleting and tabbing. Preparation is paramount in the correct ...
A very exciting day in the build our Catamaran is the Main Bulkhead Install. Dealing with extreme heatwave and humidity we installed the bulkhead, filleted and ...
At long last you may say," he has finally locked down a major section of cabin sole and ready for bulkhead install". This episode is all boat building and the ...
I rarely put a day"s work off, as the chemistry and the mental production line that can be Life On The Hulls can be pretty demanding, but when you get a chance ...
In this video we look at; Boat damage repairs... Winter boat works..... "Battery Extra" fitting and help out our buddy boat owner. Battery Extra link ; ...
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Back into the templating phase this episode as the stern double berth takes shape and I work out how to build full size double beds into our Catamaran. My ...
Big week of laminating here everyone. Batches of work are certainly the way to get ahead as I set up and lay up separate sheets to become robe and cupboard ...
As things start to get finished the weight of them is taking it's toll on me as I manually heave things into place and I find myself getting more and more ...
Sometimes building a boat can get a bit grinding and it's important to keep your eye on the prize and this week we escape the project for the Annual Seawind ...
Determined to finish my water storage solution I set about finishing the 2 integrated water tanks in my Catamaran Hull. The summer heat is really taxing in the ...
A mere 8 months on, I have completed the build of my holding tanks amongst a thousand other mini projects, ready to have there fittings put in and painted ...
I have made a decision to install drains on each of my Bow Crash Bulkheads and the effort to do this is not without issues. A very tight space and some ...
This week's episode comes at a time where most of our beautiful coastal region has been destroyed by Fire Storm conditions and our area has been on emergency ...
This week has been rather disjointed as the Aussie Bushfires rage around us and we grapple with the preparation and tension that goes along with the thought of ...
It's that time of year again where we all gear up in Santa Outfits and ride our bikes to aid the New South Wales Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades, chuck in a lot ...
Part 2 of the Epic main bulkhead laminating session takes the smaller component bulkheads to a new level when templating and detail becomes paramount. Making ...
I have been dreading the laminating of the plywood bulkheads in my Catamaran since day one, and to be honest, it was a simple process with lots of prep and ...
The larger jobs in this build take on new meaning when the heat sets in and this summer is already a belter here in Australia. Scarfing of the remainder of the ...
To work out exactly the thickness of the keel line of our Catamaran Hull, I found the test piece I made for the Australian Maritime Safety Test yet to be ...
With so much to do before heading away on Holidays I decided to dig in to the essential yacht repairs aboard "Interim" our in between Yacht. Get ready to ...
Planning to leave my project for a few weeks break, my attention is turned to my Composites Workshop and the tidy up is often more about preparing for the next ...