Work surfaces

Work surfaces are now glued in place. I will remove the screws once the epoxy has set and fill the holes. The sink and tap area have been reinforced with double ply - a good way of using up scraps, of which there are plenty!

Cuddy back

The cuddy back has been reinforced in the door area and sheathed with epoxy and is now glued and screwed in place. The cuddy is beginning to take shape. Next will be some stringers and supports for the work surfaces, and then the cabin sides will be made and attached.

Sink unit

The sink unit is now fitted. This means that the next job to do is the cuddy back - the cuddy is growing! One the back is fitted, then I can fit the work surfaces and then the cuddy sides.

Cooker Unit fitted

The cooker unit has now been fitted into the cuddy. This unit will hold the cooker, take a drawer underneath and have storage for pans and food.

Cooker cabinet

A bit more cutting and glueing of stringers has resulted in the construction of some furniture for the starboard side of the cuddy. This is the cooker cabinet, with a drawer and storage for pans under, and food storage behind. A bit of finishing and wetting out with epoxy will see this section ready to glue and screw into the cuddy.

Settee back and shelf

The port side settee back is now glued on together with the shelf. Lockers will be useful for storing bedding etc. Lynn tried it all out for comfort, sitting and sleeping - quality control: approved!

Cuddy furniture - Port side

After hours of gluing stringers to bits of ply it was finally time to fix in the first of the cuddy furniture. This will create space for the water tank, two lockers and an area to fit the wood-burning stove. Forward of this the frames for the port bench backrests are also fitted.