General: Progress has been made on NB01 with the inside hull now sanded and ready for the painting process to commence. The keel for NB02 is being manufactured in the workshop Details: NB001 inside hull is now sanded and ready for the painting process to commence. The first batch of sealer and undercoat has arrived and a coat was …
NB001 top inner rail is now completed installed. Frame tops installed and templates being made to allow the manufacture of the beams and thwarts (seats). Note this work will not prevent the painting of the inside hulll when sanding is complete. NB002 planking has gone to schedule this week and is now 100% complete. [flickr photo=14302190271 …
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General: Things moving along at a nice pace again on both boats with oar manufacture now commenced. The air temperature is steadying rising which should allow the painting to commence once NB001 inner rail and frame tops have been installed. Details: NB001 top inner rail is progressing well as its 2/3 installed. NB002 is having …
Although no shifts have been runnning this week we have had the considerable assistance of two local craftsmen. Graham McNicol has been working on NB001, progressing the inside top rail. Stewart Auld has been assisting with shapping the Douglas Fir for the first set of oars.
NB001 has started to get its inside top rail cut and shaped. NB002 planking continuing. Now 1/3 complete
Job Number NB001: The new batch of larch has been dressed thus allowing fitting of the rails and seats. This work should begin during Wk10. Job Number NB002: Aprons have been installed to Hog. The hog, aprons and frames bevelled for the garboard plank(s) installation. Both Garboard planks have been installed [flickr photo=14118781087 size=medium]
Job Number NB001: Most of the Epoxy Runs within the inside of the hull have now been removed. Job Number NB002: The Hog (inner keel) is now installed on the building frame and the frames have been glued in position to it. The remaining larch for both boats has now been delivered to the shed. The …
Keel and stems installed. Job NB001 has been lifted off the moulds and is now in Bay B where it will now have the internal fit-out before turning up-side down again to have the outside hull painted. NB001 has now reached Milestone 2.
The planking is now complete on Job NB001. When the Keel and Stems are installed then the boat will be lifted off the moulds allowing Job NB002 to commence. There is still some “fairing” (smoothing of planks) on some “flat spots” but this could be completed before the boat is painted while in Bay B …