Long time no news... there is still only two of us and we've been taping and finishing everything for the decks to go on.
05.05.
chain plates
The taping included a solid week for producing these carbon beauties that'll hold the mast in the future - called chain plates. There are a lot of layers and only 5 per day should be put on to avoid the whole lot getting too hot (the epoxy doesn't like to get hotter than 60°C and the reaction heat is going much higher if there is too big a lump of epoxy..)
05.05.
anchor lockers
The anchor locker area and the Dorade boxes in the front of the mast bulkhead had to be finished before the deck went on as well as
05.05. ready for the decks
all interior bulkheads. So here she is ready for the decks to go on. And a first bit of the curved back beam is visible.
So now comes a week of big parts being moved with the factory crane:
08.05.
bb deck
And as it fits,
08.05.fits
next comes the starboard deck
13.05.stb
deck
With the side decks on the cockpit starts to show it's future shape:
13.05.aft
cockpit
And as there is no time to hang around and enjoy the views, the next UFO is craned through the shed immediately:
13.05.
coaming/coachroof
Astonishingly enough all this went on rather without big stress, but, as expected it was followed by a party... - NO PHOTOS - :-))))
Here follow some photos without comments:
15.05.
from the office
15.05.
from the side
15.05.
testing the cockpit
15.05.
front view
15.05.
bows
15.05. back view
Some things never change - X-Bein, the always hungry bird, still drains our ESKY
15.05.
X - Bein bird
ps: the front decks and the gap in the front of the wingdeck will stay there until we finish the front beam. Hm, yes, in fact wer're still far from launching - but we're having fun.