1700Hrs- A Sense Of Scale
Other commitments kept me from the build over the weekend but I got a good session in today and finally got the tumblehomes glued in place on the port hull. Enough said about them! I also sanded and second coated the cabin roof section so that’ll be ready to lift into place next time. My session today bought the total hour count up to a nice round 1700 against the designers build estimate of 3000 and other builders estimates of 3500 +. This gives a sense of the scale of the project and whilst on the subject of scale Eric Dobson commented last week that it was difficult to gauge the size of ‘Gleda’ from the photos I’d posted recently so here are a few that I hope will help Eric and others who are interested. (I’m about 5′ 6″)
Me In The Starboard Double Berth
Me In The Navigation Area (Starboard Hull)
Me & Starboard Hull (By Nav Area)
Me & Stern Cross Tube
By The Starboard Bow
Wow. Thanks a lot for taking these pictures. What an enormous amount of work that has gone into this. It must feel very satisfying sometimes to step back and look at all that you’ve accomplished. It must also be satisfying, with everything that is so temporary or intangible these days (especially when you’re doing business online), to know that when you’re done you will have created something that will live on for many years, and be a vehicle to freedom and adventure. It’s especially inspiring with how you’ve documented this site, seeing what you can produce with just a couple hours at a time, moving consistently towards your goal.
Definitely helps seeing someone in there for scale. These boats are big!
Hi Neil,
Good to see the progress you’ve mad. Gleda’s looking good!
All the best,
PaulE
Huge boat! Nice job!