Progress by Troy.

It’s five months after surgery and the right wrist is beginning to be useful. It is a great feeling.

Thankfully I’ve had the funds and Troy has had the time to see some progress in my down time. He has completed the cabin top, it is fully laminated (one layer of 5mm with groves to simulate panelling, and two diagonal 4mm x 200mm strips. Now its all dry and trimmed, Troy has removed it off the boat to enhance access as we move into the next stages.

Next was nutting out the cabin sides and deck relationship, something that is not overly obvious. Do the sides sit on the deck, or does the deck push up to the sides? Turns out the CnC cut pieces fit best with they sit sitting on the deck. Not wholly traditional, but when ‘glassed up with fillets, it won’t matter.

Troy joined the cabin sides to make single pieces, and his join is exquisite. I had planned a simple butt join, but he has rebated and ‘glassed the joins into invisibility.

Talking Sharpies with Robert.

I’ve been wanting to capture my conversations with Robert Ayliffe and share them with the wider boating community. Being a fan of podcasts I considered this medium, but what I really wanted is for all to have the same opportunity to chat with Robert. We should all be at a boatshow all the time.

The back and forth is everything.

So, with the help of Peter Ironmonger who administers the perpetually useful FaceBook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/223381961340209), we’ve embarked on a series of YouTube presentations, where Robert will present and answer questions of those who join the Zoom call, or even those who propose the questions in writing.

Here is the first session, shared on Robert’s new YouTube channel. You should like and subscribe, and sign up for the next iteration, it will be announced on the FaceBook group.