Category Archives: Building the Hulls

Posted on June 22, 2014 by SeeBeeZee

With the turret nearing completion, the final shape of the boat is now apparent. With the shape, we also now can appreciate the space inside the cabin. Inside, we now have echoes; a sign that it is getting closed in. … Continue reading →

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Turret Roof

Posted on June 6, 2014 by SeeBeeZee

The turret is the roof over the saloon, the cabin that sits on the bridgedeck between the two hulls. We had delayed commencing the turret until all the painting was completed inside the hulls. That allowed us to paint inside … Continue reading →

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Bridgedeck Web

Posted on April 30, 2013 by SeeBeeZee

The bridgedeck joins the two hulls. The web is the curved front of the bridgedeck, forward of the beds in the two cabins. The web is used as a self draining locker for anchor chain and other large awkward items. … Continue reading →

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The case for CNC cut frames

Posted on March 14, 2013 by SeeBeeZee

There was a lot of effort required to program the frame geometry into the software that drives the CNC router. It could be done quick and dirty, or it could be programmed. Quick and dirty means describing each frame one … Continue reading →

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Port Hull Complete

Posted on January 7, 2013 by SeeBeeZee

We didn’t start this hull till the end of November. There was a weekend of work lost, when we had the celebration of our son’s university graduation. There was a week lost when I had to work away during December. … Continue reading →

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Port Hull Skinned

Posted on December 11, 2012 by SeeBeeZee

Completed the skinning of the port hull this morning. After fairing the chines, there is still the keel to add, shaping the stem and the outboard pod to complete before coating it all in epoxy resin and glass.

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Port Hull – Fast Progress

Posted on December 6, 2012 by SeeBeeZee

Working on the second hull is both exciting and boring at the same time. It is exciting that progress is so fast. Having done it once before on the first hull, there are less questions in your mind. You can … Continue reading →

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Sheeting the Bow

Posted on December 5, 2012 by SeeBeeZee

We have changed the sheeting, again, on the bow of the port hull. The objective of the change is to reduce, or to eliminate as far as possible, the amount of end-grain plywood that is presented in the bow area. … Continue reading →

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Port Hull Frame Assembled

Posted on November 18, 2012 by SeeBeeZee

Last weekend we moved the starboard hull off the building jig, and got started on the port hull. Progress had been tedious for the last month. I note that it is more than a month since I last posted here. … Continue reading →

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Second Hull Commenced

Posted on August 26, 2012 by SeeBeeZee

We have now cut the frames for the second hull of our Peter Snell designed Easy Cat “Sarah”, a 40 foot sailing catamaran. The second hull can not be assembled until the first hull is complete and removed from the … Continue reading →

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