Here are a few more pictures.

Bulwarks come together

Throughout the month of may we have made considerable progress. Tod has been busy fitting all of the vertical posts, after all the bevels were marked the laminated sappelle was pre-drilled and tapered. We dry fit everything first, this allowed Tod to spile for the outside strakes. Once a fair line was achieved we cut the port side first, this then allowed us to use them for the patterns on the starboard side. During this operation the taff rail was also laminated and fit in to place.

In the meantime

We have just finished major bottom, transom and plank repair.

We also painted the boat from the sheer to the bottom.

Renewed trim tabs, changed shaft and re-beded running gear.

New Boomkin

Here are some photos of the new boomkin. It is made from a very sweet piece of Honduran mahogany, it will be finished with Schooner varnish made by Interlux.

New Hatch

Here we have added a hatch on the port side. The later models have this and it makes since, there is tons of room here that was very inaccessible before. The red is Awl fair, a fairing compound distributed for Awl Grip.

Ac and Dc panels from Blue seas. Did I mention Roger is an ABYC certified electrician?

Here are the Sampson post getting ready for primer.

Picking Up Momentum

It has been a while since I last updated this page, since then we have been steadily working on SLM hull # 51. In my previous post I failed to mention who "we" are. We are a group of four talented shipwrights, who specialize in woodworking, Acrylic and LPU coatings and Rigging installations. We have a hydraulic roll swagging machine on site, that allows us to do standing rigging and lifelines in house. The name of the company is Charlot Marine, we do business in Portland Or.

Here we are, the hull is prepped for paint and the deck and house are getting close. We are using a product from awl grip called Awl craft. I like the fact it is an acrylic urethane, it is polishable and more repairable than awl grip.