Six around Easter and 3 last weekend. I have discovered that you can't just work and work until you drop. You need some kind of plan and day's to rest. I still work full time. If it wasn't for the help and support of my wife, Dawn, then progress would be painfully slow.
All that said, progress has been good. The cabin ceiling has been lined out in solid oak t&g. Not cheap but we couldn't stand the cheaper pine. The stern bulkhead has also been cladded in oak and two double AC back boxes fitted. Most of the LED lights are fitted but there is one thing I will change. I wired the AC in flexible cable but a call to my BSS examiner recommended the blue 'Arctic 2.5mm' cable. He said it was the 'dogs b----x' and that is good enough for me! He said it was OK to run dc cabling against the spray foam. There was an issue in the past where the PVC cable sheathing was breaking down after being in contact with expanded polystyrene sheet insulation!
Anyway, a few pics:
A view towards the bow.
A close up view of the oak and dc lighting tails.
More to follow.
The Oak wood looks good! I assume a coat of Rustins oil will be in order :)
ReplyDeleteYe, good old Rustins. We might go for a totallly clear oil like Fiddes or OSMO but they are hyper expensive! We cracked a bottle of beer over the hull on launch. It's traditional to use Newcastle Brown but I could only find it in cans! So we bought a bottle of Yorkshire's finest Black Sheep Ale. None was wasted!
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