Cabin side

We now have one cabin side - quite a bit of construction needed in this seemingly simple section! Much of the construction of this was made in the house (very patient family!). Just the other cabin side needed and the cuddy will start to take shape. Pictures to follow soon.

Over she blows!

A bit of screwing and glueing of stringers has been going on indoors during the cold weather; but also I managed to finish fixing the stringers on the underside of the cuddy base. Today, as the weather looks settled for a few day, I turned the cuddy base over so it is the correct way up. Ready now to start construction proper.

Progress!

It feels good to be building again, even though only a small amount. I measured and cut out one of the cabin lower sides today. Also, I uncovered the base of the cuddy that had been wintering outside. Pleased to say that it has survived the snow and ice from the big December freeze. Outdoor builds are possible, but a lot of patience needed and any timber needs to be protected in some way; in my case by sheathing in epoxy resin.

Winter hibernation!

Super cold weather and rain, together with the need to save up for the next batch of epoxy has resulted in a winter hibernation for Gypsy Sophia's build. The base of the cuddy seems to be surviving under a rapidly disintegrating plastic cover. Fortunately everything is epoxy sheathed so hopefully no damage done; we'll see when the project awakens. In the meantime, planning continues and we are looking at building into the cuddy a charcoal/wood burning heater. The Dickinson stove below looks like the ticket - a bit pricey but it will fit into the corner of the port-side worktop.

Cuddy base

Winter is a-comin'-in and work has slowed somewhat. Actually, a new order of wood has been made and I now need to save up for some more epoxy. However, a start has been made on the cuddy, and the pictures show the base with one stringer attached. The others will be attached when the next batch of wood arrives. The underside of the cuddy base has been sheathed with glass and epoxy. Once the stringers are attached the base needs turning the right way up. Meanwhile, an assortment of cuddy parts are being cut out and epoxy coated in the shed. The benefit of 'wetting' out the wood with epoxy means that I can wait for a fine day, then bring the part out for assembly - essential for building outdoors. I thought it was a bit mad to do an outdoor build in England, but it is adding to the interest of building by creating an extra challenge!

Cockpit

Another section done! The cockpit needed some scarphing which was great fun as I remembered to sharpen the plane. The cockpit now needs some drain holes cut, an engine nacelle constructing and the whole lot sheathing in glass and epoxy/

Central Mast Beam - Three Sections Made!

The three sections of the mast beam are now complete. Laid out, they give an indication of how beamy the boat will be ... very!
A bit of sanding and a coat of epoxy to keep things dry will complete the work on these for now. Just need to find somewhere to store them.