Fore-deck and anchor locker (2015)

The fore deck was laminated out of two 6mm layers of ply. But before I could install the fore-deck, I had to build an anchor locker. The building plans do not include an anchor locker and although the anchor will be carried outside on the bow, space to store the anchor chain and rode can be handy.

Anchor locker

Fore-deck stringers and shear planed and ready to receive the panels.
The recess in the center stringer is for the doubler piece.

First 6mm layer

Second layer

Galley locker etc. (2015)

With the arrival of the winter rains in July, I was again bound to interior construction. As soon as one removes the covers to do some work, the water just comes from nowhere and one has to hurriedly cover everything again.
Most of the interior joinery has been done. There is however still one big job; the construction of the galley and the engine locker. So! I started doing the galley locker. Although the joinery cleats were already in position, a lot of planning went into this because I decided not to install a custom built ice box but rather make room for a portable camping fridge.  Furthermore, the opening for the galley stove must be able to accommodate the size of the gimbled stove to be installed. The boat plans do not include any joinery construction plans, therefore I had to “design” the engine locker so that it is only a matter of constructing the latter when the engine has been installed.
The shelves behind the backrests of the saloon settee benches were also installed.

Galley locker - opening for stove left and room for chest fridge/freezer right.

Shelves behind the saloon settee backrests.

Plan for engine and galley lockers.

Side deck (2015)

 Next the side decks were installed. The deck stringers were already in position and I only had to plane the surfaces flat to receive the plywood sheets. The sheets were scarfed at the joints in position. All deck sheets were epoxy glued and fastened with stainless steel screws positioned every 200 mm to the stringers and sheer.

Planing the stringers and sheer in preparation for the plywood sheet.

Measuring and marking to cut to size.

Plywood sheet laid with stainless steel screws positioned every 200 mm.

Scarfed joint on the side deck

Aft deck construction (2015)

I started on the deck construction in February of 2015. First, all the deck stringers had to be installed. Most of the deck stringer notches were in place already (cut during bulkhead construction), therefore it was only a matter of scarfing the stringers into their proper lengths, cleaning them up and gluing the stringers into the notches. When the glue was set, all the stringer surfaces as well as the sheer clamps and bulkhead tops were planed for a proper fit of the deck sheets. The bridge deck beam was laminated in position using 32 x 10 mm strips  to obtain the deck curve, removed, cleaned and refitted into position. Before the deck sheets were laid all interior surfaces were coated with a final layer of epoxy.

Deck stringers on the aft deck before the deck sheet was laid.

Deck stringers around the lazarette hatch opening.

Quarter berth deck stinger.

The starboard aft deck sheet installed.