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| January
'06 1. The Lofting Table 2. The Scarfing Jig |
January '07 27. The Dummy Shaft (cont.) 28. Keel Construction |
January '08 70. Reflection 71. The Vexed Question of Bonding 72. Completion of the Motor Compartment 73. Backing Blocks - Foredeck 74. Laying the Forward Subdeck 75. Draining the Drip Channels Fore and Aft 76. Scuppers in the Cockpit? |
January '09 117. How Did I Arrive Here? 118. Considerations for the Decking 119. Side Subdeck Glue-Down 120. Suspending the Steering Column 121. Filleting the Windscreen 122. Final Fit-Out of the Motor Compartment 123. Pre-Screen Subdeck Glue-Down 124. Cockbeads for the Coamings |
| February
'06 3. Bulkhead Construction 4. The Hull Panels 5. The Stitch Up |
February '07 28. Keel Construction (cont.) 29. Gluing Sequence 30. Shaft Tube Bonding |
February '08 77. Further Foredecking 78. Securing the Screen and Column 79. Laying Out the Dashboard 80. The Bugatti Project |
February '09 125. The Driver's Seating 125a. The Chinese Problem - Simply Galling? 125b. The Driver's Seating (cont.) 126. The Forward Accommodation 127. Locating the Battery Boxes |
| March
'06 6. The Glue Up 7. The Seating Calculations 8. Lowering the Boat 9. The Floor Timbers 10. The Sheer Clamps |
March
'07 31. The Keel Runner 32. The Skeg 33. The Rudder Tube 34. Stem and Keel Fillets 35. Fairing the Hull |
March
'08 81. A Winch Bracket 82. The Bilge Pump 83. The Bilge Blower 84. Joining Up the Limber Holes 85. Levelling the Floors 86. Attaching the Sole 87. Finishing Touches to the Rear Seat 88. Upholstery 89. The House Battery System 90. The Instrument Bank |
March
'09 128. The Rear Deck 129. Considerations for the Rag Top 130. Finally, the Motor Controller 131. Electrical Plumbing 132. Abandoning the Bright Strip |
| April '06 11.The Carlings 12. Rear Seat 13. Rollover Day 14. Filling and Fairing |
April
'07 36. Marking the Waterline 37. Painting the Bottom 38. The Boot Top 39. Building the New Cradle |
April
'08 91. Circuit Protection 92. Lagging the Cockpit 93. Glove Boxes and Speaker Boxes 94. Lagging the Dash Bulkhead 95. Completing the Subdeck 96. The Choice of Finish 97. The Throttle System and Controller |
April
'09 133. Painting the Motor Compartment 134. Rear Deck Glue-Down 135. The Rubbing Strake 136. The Lateral Covering Boards 137. Forward Subdeck Glue-Down |
| May '06 15. Cold Moulding 16. Moulding the Bow 17. The Keel Flat 18. The Transom 19. The Rudder |
May
'07 40. Painting the Side 41. The Second Rollover 42. Finishing the Rear Seat |
May
'08 98. The Coaming 99. Decorative Elements 100. Detailing the Cockpit 101. Making a Picnic of It 102. The Second Deck Skin |
May
'09 138. Foredeck Planning 139. Foredeck Attachment 140. King Plank and Decking 141. Revenue Raising Vandalism 142. The Battery Charger 143. The Stem and Gunwale at Deck Level 144. Completion of the Upholstery |
| June
'06 20. The Motor and Propeller 21. Sheathing the Hull |
June
'07 43. The Longitudinal Floor Timbers 44. The Cockpit Sole 45. The Cockpit Lagging 46. Conduits for the Steering and Electrical Systems |
June '08 103. Further Cockpit Detailing 104. The Covering Boards |
June
'09 145. Completing of the Foredeck 146. Gunwale Rubbers 147. Hatch Hinges 148. Foredeck Hardware 149. Drink Holders |
| July
'06 21. Sheathing the Hull (cont.) |
July
'07 47. The Bilge Runners 48. Consideration of the Windscreen 49. The Motor Mounts |
July
'08 105. Power Conversion 106. Fiddly Bits 107. Closing the Rudder Compartment |
July
'09 150. The Windscreen 151. The Skeg 152. The Hatch Surrounds 153.Converting the Hatch Vents to Dorades 154. Caulking the Decks 155. Coaming Beading 156. The Propeller Shaft Anode |
| August
'06 21. Sheathing the Hull (cont.) 22. Fashioning the Stem |
August
'07 50. The Foredeck Stringers 51. The Foredeck Hatch 52. Fitting the Shaft Seal |
August
'08 108. Making Good Use of Space 109. Forward Seating 110. Battery Configuration |
August '09 157. Bedding Down the Deck Hardware 158. Naming Rights 159. Why Ariadne? 160. Meanwhile, Back at the Caulking |
| September
'06 23. Erecting a Keel Template |
September '07 53. The Windscreen 54. Battery Housing 55. Compartment Venting 56. Fitting the Motor |
September '09 161. Caulking the Rear Deck 162. Refinishing the Decking 163. Attending to the Transom |
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| October
'06 24. Boring the Shaft Hole |
October '07 57. Building a False "Transom" 58. The Rear Deck Stringers 59. The Rear Deck Hatch |
October '08 111. Rear Subdeck Glue-Down 112. Scribing and Shaping the Rear Coaming 113. Introducing the Side Coaming |
October '09 164. Attaching the Beading 165. Removing the Rudder 166. Deck Hardware |
| November
'06 25. The Keel Timber |
November '07 60. The Helm 61. Finishing the Transom 62. Backing Blocks - Rear Deck 63. Electrical Wiring - Rear Deck 64. Laying the Rear Sub Deck |
November '08 114. Replacing the Control Lever |
November '09 167. Navigation Lights 168. Hooking Up the Horn 169. Hinging the Rear Hatch Cover 170. Hood Hardware |
| December
'06 26. The Dummy Shaft |
December '07 65. The Dashboard Layout 66. The Permanent Windscreen 67. The Steering Column 68. The Helm Mounting Box 69. Odd Jobs |
December '08 115. Introducing the Side Coaming (cont.) 116. Trimming the Windscreen |
December '09 171. Finishing Touches |
For a more detailed view of some of the problems I have encountered, I have opened a Problems page.