The Cabin Sides
The cabin sides are an extension of the hulls and form the foundation
for the upper bridgedeck.
The hard work is now really starting to take shape. The yachts cabin
sides were an item we had delayed and we have no idea why as they form
a pivotal foundation for the gradual walkway fall from ‘cockpit area’ to
the bow. Additionally the yachts Turret is reliant on its construction.
The side cabin windows are cut from these sides that (if you follow the
plans) were reasonably easy. Our challenges arose when after cutting the
window holes, we decided to add the internal cupboard against one of the
pre-cut cabin window holes.
Re-enforced sections are also cut and glued at this stage to be utilised
later for bolting the stays too that assist in holding the mast. Its here
that the use of the correct length Stainless Steel Screws was needed, any
perforations on the outer skin had to be attended too so as to prevent
any later challenges of expansion and cracking. We know of many who remove
their stainless screws once dry, there are many arguments for and against.
This
construction includes the rear deck steps that allow access the top deck.
There was a marked change in appearance once this was completed. The panels
seemed easy to cut and install however turned out a little trickier than
first thought. There are two ways that the cabins side window cutouts can
be constructed and of course, we chose the harder of the two.
At the end of the day, the extra work doing the latter worked out to
about 20 hours. On top of this was the additional bogging sanding that
was required in all the tight curves, very testing.
By far
the most trickiest component to cut here was in the rear section and involved
a vertical ‘step panel’ for both sides. The angles/drop were a challenge
that took a few hours to design.
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