Category Archives: Cabins

Saloon Settee

Birgit has been busy with the sewing machine, and the saloon now has upholstered cushions. We were lucky buy a roll of material that was intended to be used as the cloth on car seats. The cutbacks and closures in … Continue reading

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2014 Autumn Update – Visitor’s Cabin

This is the second sleeping cabin on our boat. While it is slightly smaller than the main cabin (so as to provide storage for the water tanks), the bed is queen sized, and the cabin has an attached head that … Continue reading

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2014 Autumn Update – Main Cabin

The main cabin is virtual complete. The cabin has been painted out with the top coat paint, and the deck glued on. All that remains is for the hatch to be fitted to the deck, and then the three temporary … Continue reading

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October Update – Port Cabin

The cabin in the port hull is being set up for visitors. The bed runs longitudinal, with the step up at the forward end only. Look at the curved lip around that step, laminated up out of bending ply. Opposite … Continue reading

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October Update – Starboard Wardrobe

The wardrobe, forward of the starboard cabin, is complete, painted out with the deck glued on. Once the deck is down over the rest of the cabins, the hatch can be cut out, providing light and more head room.

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October Update – Starboard Cabin

This cabin has been painted with 2 coats of undercoat. The finish is very smooth, but we have been working on the arches through the bulkheads, and they have prevented the painting from being completed.

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October Update – Nav Station

The side on the outside of the hull is complete, but the nav table has not been started. This will be one of the next jobs to be done, and then that cabin is complete.

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Main Cabin Wardrobe

In the main cabin, the space forward of the forward bulkhead is turned into a wardrobe; a hanging locker with lots of pockets for storing small items. A deck hatch has been added, and the shelving has been gusseted to … Continue reading

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Cabin Floors

Our cabin floors are 12mm ply sheeting supported on framing. The framing generally runs longitudinally, and in high use areas it has been doubled. The floors are flat, and at a height so that they run right through to both … Continue reading

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Navigation Station Fitout Commenced

The fitout of the cabins is a structural component of the completed hull. Shelves are glued and coved onto the hull stringers, adding considerable stiffness to the outside skin of the boat. We are going to varnish the benchtop and … Continue reading

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