hull release

The hull was released from the mould yesterday and moved to the "factory"

things start to get more interesting now as the build progresses.

Sea Leopard 1 is on the hard just now for antifouling but I need one more dry day to finnish.

Canvey Island

The Workshop

Blyth's workshop at Canvey Island.

We are on board a 10 meter vessel being fitted out for angling charter. There are five vessels in the shed in various stages of completion. The one in the middle is a 14 meter, you could play football on the deck!!

From left to right myself Lindsay Johnston, Martin Antrobus, and Archie Macdonald

Archie is my new partner in the business, Martin is with Blyth

the hull

The hull is now starting to look more like a boat

The MCA surveyor has had two visits so far and has approved the work to date so no hold ups

The hull will be ready for release from the mould by the 19th February all being well

the mould

And so the mould progresses.
The inside of the mould was first cleaned and polished and then a release agent was applied to the inside of the mould to ease the lifting of the hull from the mould. Then the gel coat is applied followed by the resin and matting. And so the hull finally starts to take shape.