2006
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After two years in the boat yard it was time for at least one of us to get back to paid work, so Ellen moved back to Europe to take up an IT contract in Brussels.

Bruges

Brussels

Europe has the old buildings, but Coochie has the blue sky:

Coochie

Meanwhile Michael kept working on the boat and started with the airation for the engine

Cockpit

On the photo it's just ready to get closed in. The mesh is against rats. On the last boat we had one climb on board in Dunkerque and we had quite a chase to get rid of it...

Engine air inlet

First bits of furniture get build, the sofa

Sofa

and the kitchen work top. The plywood work top fitted is taken out again to get a layer of stainless fitted on top of it - but this happens a bit later.

Galley

Outside, there is the mast base

Mastbase

and shaping the stern

Stern

In November Michael decided to take up an IT contract in Brussels as well.

Wet bird

Australia is maybe not always dry, birds get drenched sometimes, but Europe in winter is worse:

Mike in winter

So here we are, both going to the officeevery morning . The steering console was the las thing that got done beforeMichael left.

Steering console

So now both of us gone, Chris who already helped us on the front beam, is continuing the construction. Chris sends us a lot of photos, so there is no excuse for not updating this web site once in a while.

Chris building a hatch frame

First things outside get faired and sanded

Bogged

and the cat walk is added to the boat.

Cat walk

A play mast helps us decide where to put the deck gear whilst we're on holiday in Australia.

Play mast

Here a view of the finished davids with the support of the solar panels.

Davids

Daggerboard cases, we've been talking about them for a long time, but never got around doing them. Here they are.

Daggerboard case outside

one half gets inserted first as they're quite heavy to get lifted in.

1/2 Daggerboardcase in

Daggerboardcase seen from outside

Daggerboardcase fitting

We prefer hatches to prospects - for the look as well as for the airation. Marking out the hatches:

Hatches

And this is the galley work top:

Galley work top

Guess it'll be hard to decide who's cooking first .

2007