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The deck core is placed on top of the boat and the outer is then vacuum bagged onto the hull, ensuring a strong watertight hull deck joint. The hull and deck become one.
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Vacuum bagging the deck laminate.
The cutout in the deck is where the coach roof and cockpit will be fitted later.
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Vacuum bag ready to be sealed.
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Vacuum bag and piping doing duty.
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Coach roof and companionway bulkhead awaiting their turn to join the boat assembly.
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Cockpit assembly and companionway bulkhead being fitted.
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Cockpit assembly and companionway bulkhead fitted into the deck structure.
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Lexan windows for the coachroof being shaped. The half inch Lexan is heated in an oven and then placed on the coachroof to attain the proper shape. Once the Lexan cools, it will retain this shape.
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Once the Lexan has been shaped, the windows are routered out of the coachroof and window frames are constructed to receive the Lexan.
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Coachroof being fitted to the deck of the boat.
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Companionway bulkhead being fitted to the deck of the boat..
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Companionway bulkhead and coachroof in place.
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Diesel engine and sail drive arrive to be placed into the boat. Every large component that will not fit through the hatch must be inside the boat before the coachroof is permanently fixed. This includes pipe berths, the head, all internal hatches, galley, tanks etc.
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Engine compartment and navigation seat inside the boat.
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Carbon fibre bowsprit vacuum-bagged onto the hull structure.
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Carbon fibre chainplates vacuum-bagged onto the hull structure.
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The mock-up of the navigation station completed before the coachroof is placed on the boat permanently.
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