Wheelhouse varnishing.

well..............people do ask...WHY..well..we have just had the wettest THREE MONTHS on record - and that's 100 freakin YEARS.

At last I have been able to give the wheelhouse some coats of varnish, one more this weekend and it will be ready fro installing the window system.at last.
It DOES look good!
The foremast is still coming along nicely too - part time working only - but coming along nicely.
The other project this year before it snows or whatever (!) is painting the hull - we may get it done yet - if the weather is good during August.
The scaffolding has been started !!!!

Foremast Construction

 I've  been scarphing,..........scarphing...........scarphing....and more ......scarphing -  the sitka spruce timber for the foremast ( 50"scarphs for the corner posts.)
All done !
NOW.....I am planing square all the scarphed planks, all day planing,all yesterday.....all today.........and all tomorrow .........and every evening of next week !!! planing.....planing....planing.................
After that will be cutting the rebates in the corner posts and bevelling the insdes of the corner posts.

First scarph - Foremast.

Here we go AGAIN !!! This is the first scarph of the construction of the foremast !!

Here , with the help of Lucho Roi and Elliott Hughes - the Main Mast is finally seeing the light of day and some fresh air !!Unfortunately you can't see the taper.The mast is tapered left and right and the foreward edge.The flat area (aft) is where the sail track will eventually sit.

Main mast

Main mast planed round - ready for sanding ! The red area shows the area the mast is hollow - solid in way of the truck,spreaders, boom and deck to mast-step.

Foremast is NEXT !!

Octagonal mast section

The mast is tapered,mostly hollow - solid at the base, where the boom and spreaders fit and at the top.

The white pipe is for the antennae,lighting,etc cables to run in.

65ft of Sitka Spruce without a single knot.

Next is to round it to an oval.

Main mast planing.

At last.........the main mast is glued and ready for planing from a rectangular shape to octagonal !

Later those coners will be rounded off.

Main Mast

...........the main mast is .....GLUED !!!!!!

and here is the crew that glued it !!

Amazin' guys...(and gal !!)