Fall update...

Progress has been steady over the last few months as I have been able to spend a few days most every week in Port Townsend. Matt Pistay has been working on the running rigging. Matt has been very successful racing various sailboats for a number of years. Recently he has been on winning crews in the Race to Alaska and the Transpac.

Anika (ankorpdx.com) did a very nice job on the cushions. She is
currently completing a cover for the pop top.

Installation of a propane tank for the galley stove is complete,
including a "sniffer" that closes a valve at the tank when
propane fumes are detected. A carbon monoxide detector
has also been installed. The starboard side fuel locker is done
with a mount for the outboard motor fuel tank. Both the propane
locker and the fuel locker vent overboard through the transom.

The keel lifting crane is being fitted. The worm drive winch lifts the keel and
lead bulb with a strap that goes through a lug at the top of the keel. The crane legs
shown here will be about 8 inches shorter in the final configuration.

Summertime in Port Townsend...

I moved the boat to Port Townsend early in June. The mast was painted with Interlux Perfection using guidance from Russell Brown's publication "Rolling Perfection." I am pleased with the result. The rail has been varnished and some minor modifications were made in Simon Miles's shop.

A major line item in the To Do list was checked off as I picked up the sails from Ballard Sales last Thursday. Simon helped me move the boat outside this morning. Next task will be completion of the mast; finish painting spreaders, mount tri-color at the mast head, and run halliards and electrical wiring.

Inside Simon's shop, mast at left

My new territorial view

One of Port Townsends resident deer

Spring 2019 Update...

I did get some work done over the winter. Windows are installed and all the deck hardware is in place. Toilet and fresh water plumbing is done and I have started the wiring.

Galley pump is installed. Sink and stovetop are dry fitted until wiring underneath
is completed. Black rectangle at bottom is a Blue Sea electrical breaker panel.
Main battery switch is to the left.

Outboard is a Tohatsu 5hp with alternator. It will stow in this deck locker (with
tiller underneath) when not in use.

The pop top  in the raised position

Last Thursday was an exciting day, the mast was raised for the first time. Alex and Joe from Ballard Sails installed the standing rigging and lifelines and measured for sails. On hand to help were Eric Jolley and Simon Miles.

Evan Walker fabricated the aluminum A frame which stabilizes the mast during raising.
 A line thru a block at the top of the A frame leads forward and attaches to the mast just below
  the lower spreaders. The other end of the line goes aft to another block and then to a winch.
When not in use, the A frame will live on the trailer.

The base of the mast is bolted to the tabernacle

Paint makes a difference..

Steven Hansen did a beautiful job on the paint. Topsides are teal.

Into The Light of Day...

Finally the boat is ready to move out of the shop. The building jig was raised enough to slide a furniture moving dolly under each corner to move the boat out to the large door of the shop. A chain fall was rigged at the door to lift the bow and a hydraulic hoist was positioned at the stern.

 

My friend Russ McComb was a great help 

The boat was lifted enough to remove the building jig.

The trailer was rolled under the boat and the boat was lowered onto the trailer.

Cockpit and deck will be painted with International Perfection Med white. Here is coat one
of three in the cockpit rolled on and tipped with a brush by Eric Jolley. Bluish tinge is from tarp above.

This is the keel trunk deck plate with 3 coats of Perfection
and Kiwi Grip no skid

Deck Hardware Prep...

All deck hardware is mounted on 1/8" G-10 Garolite plates above and
below the deck. G-10 is a glass-based phenolic that is strong,
stiff, and has high impact and compressive strength. In this photo, the
light green plate under the black organizer is G-10 Garolite.

The running backstays come forward through a tube to a turning block,
then into a clutch and then on to a winch.The turning block and the clutch are
mounted on a plywood plinth to insure the correct angles to feed into the winch.

The plywood plinth is glued to the deck in the proper position.

The plywood plinth is covered with two layers of carbon cloth,
 one layer of glass cloth then vacuum bagged.

Ready for fairing

 

Trailer Update...

Eric's son Joe gluing reinforcement to forward trailer bunk.

Forward bunk dry fitted into welded trailer mount. Mounts will be attached to trailer with U bolts
which will allow for some adjustment. After diagonal side braces are added, the metal
parts will be sent off to be hot dip galvanized.

Keel bulb will rest on this plate.

Trailer with all bunks dry mounted. Rear bunks will be separated an additional foot or so.