Jahazi: Cabin construction - Carlin, beam clamps and roof beams

Introduction

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea"
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

With that in mind one may think that anybody with a passion for the sea can build an ocean going yacht. But be warned! It is not something that can be taken lightly. It takes time and dedication.This project was started in 2004 with the purchase of plans for the Didi 34. Although almost finished, it is still ongoing.

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Cabin construction - Carlin, beam clamps and roof beams

The time has come to start building the cabin. First one must install the carlin. This is a longitudinal beam running along the joint where the cabin sides and the side deck come together. As can be seen on the diagram below, this piece must be cut to fit the angle of the cabin sides as well as the side deck. A 22x70 stringer was first roughly shaped with a skill saw and thereafter planed to get a proper fit. Quite a difficult task if the piece cannot be clamped in a vice because of the awkward shape and because of its shape and the curve it has to follow on deck, fitting it is also not easy.
After the carlins were installed, I did the beam clamps. These were also quite tricky because of the curve it follows. Before I could start on the side panels and the roof, four roof beams also had to be constructed and installed. These were made out of five 10x25 Meranti stringers bent and glued together in a jig I made for this purpose.