Session 38

 

•  Hours: 2.0
• Total Hours: 82.5

1. Finished forward hatch
2. Laminated cockpit to main hull
3. Tinkered with rigging
4. Laminated centerboard trunk to cockpit
5. Tinkered with rigging a bit

3D printed model of boat back in July.. Helped visualize the proportions

All trailered up and ready for first sail. Looks like something from Waterworld

My new friend Lars in Sweden turned me on to this idea. Connecting shrouds to waterstays. I like the idea of only having to tension one set of stays... We'll see how it goes!

Forward hatch coming together.

Centerboard well laminated into the cockpit sole.

Waterstay mounts.

Underside of cockpit showing fillet where cockpit is laminated to hull.

Session 37

 

•  Hours: 1.0
• Total Hours: 80.5

1. Built mounts for forward waterstays
2. Turnbuckles and u-bolts mounted for aft waterstays.
3. 
   
   
   Decided on 3:1 jib sheets. Liking these. We'll see how they work
   
   
   

Session 36

•  Hours: 5.0
• Total Hours: 79.5

Over the past week:

1. Float test to make sure it.. well.. floats. And to test that the amas are in the correct position. Wound up raising the aft tube 4" and the  forward tube 2". Probably going to be a bit too high..
2. Raised the mast
3. Tinkered with the rigging
4. Added supports on the trailer
5. Fitted 3D printed bushings. 

 

Session 35

•  Hours: 1.0
• Total Hours: 74.5

1. Laminated Aft Riser to cross member and aft bulkhead

Session 34`

• Hours: 2.75
• Total Hours: 73.5

1.  Tinkered with rigging a little bit and sorted out the barber hauler rigging.
2. Cut out the rings for the telescoping beams and fiber-glassed outside.
3. Laminated the centerboard case into the boat on top of the trunk.
4. Drilled holes for 3/8" bolts to secure inner beam tubes to out beam tubes.
5. Fit rudder
6. Glassed aft deck and transom
7. Fit inspection port for rudder
8. Mounted 1.5" ball for mast base

Session 33

 

•  Hours: 1.5
• Total Hours: 70.75

1. Lot's of fiddling around today. Getting the amas in exact position.
2. Tried a few different ways to slide tubes. Tried 'runner' strips running the length of the beam as well as the ring style bushings. Rings seem to work better for final positioning. Also tried a few materials. The PVC wound up being too soft. Going to laminate 3 3/4" pine pieces (2.25" total) leaving 1/16" for glass. Going to go back to the same as on rowcruiser with one outside piece and one on the end of tube.
3. Next time around. Will work from the center out. Order would be:
1. Build tube assemblies with tight bushings.
2. Mount main tube to main hull aft
3. Mount main tube forward
4. Add ama mounts to beam assemblies.
5. Cut out landing space on amas to have some play.
6. Line everything up and laminate ama mounts to amas.
7. I think :)

Going to pass on the float this weekend and get the rig up.. Want to lay out the blocks so I can re-enforce with good access to all areas still. Made that mistake before!

 

13' beam

Session 32

 

•  Hours: 1.5
• Total Hours: 69.25

1. Planed down cockpit end from .75" to .375" to fit between beams. Beams were originally going to be 4" so I could have trimmed the mounts. THis took an hours today
2. Added 3/4" plate to bottom of beam mounts
3. Added fillets between to the ama beam mounts
4. Fitted cockpit