The fillets we put in whilst the boat was upside were more than strong enough to manhandle the boat with confidence. Good and Stiff!Spot the boat surveyor below; always working!!
We can now tape the inside whilst leaning over the boat as she probably won't be strong enough to take our weight. We will add the longitudinal, rig chain-plates and keel structure before adding the deck. Doing these the "right way up" we should have gravity on our side. 
We will need to check that we haven't put a twist in the hull during the move before the final taping. An initial run around with the spirit level would suggest that we are ok but some standing back and staring is recommended, with a cup o tea in hand....Stuff we used:
Some cradles we made out of the plywood offcuts
Friends to help turn her over (this could have been done with three persons)
Spirit level.
Is this a home design or are plans for sale somewhere.
ReplyDeleteNo thrust me, it does NOT meen that you are half way ;-) .
ReplyDeleteHi folks; yes the halfway comment is definitely tongue in cheek! I will be selling the plans in the near future, probably from my website www.guywhitehouse.com. The reason for building hull #1 ourselves is basically to make sure any refinements that are required make it into the plans and so that we can validate a full material list too.... if you can hold on we will be publishing as soon as we have been sailing... watch this space!
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