Two Become One Again
Yesterday was a big day, Despite a busy schedule Mike the yard owner took the time to crane in the beams and deckpod and by mid afternoon we had the two hulls joined together for what I very much hope will be the final time.
Over the past couple of days I’ve had invaluable help from Jake Woodnutt who sailed his Tiki 26 ‘A Roamer’ over from Alderney at the weekend especially to help me. ‘Gleda’ simply wouldn’t be as she is today if he hadn’t done so and I’m immensely grateful.
Today we greased all the beam pins and fitted the hardwood retaining blocks and then this afternoon made a start on the beam lashings.
As things stand it looks as if ‘Gleda’ will be craned further into the yard on Monday afternoon so that I can fit the stern tube, ramp, aft platform and rudders. If all goes well she’ll then be put into the water on Wednesday.
I confess that lifting the complete boat by the beams is something I’m not looking forward to but it’s got to be done.
Apologies for the short post, I’m pretty bushed tonight, but I’m very happy to be sleeping on an assembled boat.
I’ll post more detail when I can, for now though I’ll let the photos do the talking.
Looking great!
Congratulations. She is a real beauty!
Hi Neil,
Hope you have a good weekend, I have spoken to George.
And he knows about what I think you should do to lift the boat into the water.
And we should have thought about it up at the yard.
Looking at the crane you have there, All I can say is that I hope she is big enough to lift
Gleda???
Dont want any last minuet disasters do we!
You could have sailed her out of the yard this week.
Speak soon Charlie.
She is beautiful.
Neil
As a home builder of a similar, but not “modular” sized cat; I would be curious to know your farm to water cost including crane hires, truck services, and boat yard fees? I once owned a 34′ trimaran that the builder had to delay the launch of for several years, apparently because he didn’t have the cash to get it to the water. I’m heading for the slipway with my VARDO Tuesday at first light!
Congratulations Neil, she looks stunning!
Try not to worry too much about lifting her by the beams, the loads they’re built to take at sea are bigger than during a simple lift, and JW designs his boats to be more than strong enough!
Looking forward to seeing the first pictures of her in the water…