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.

The Build

The build of our new vessel starts today. Photos show a similar vessel although ours will have a larger wheelhouse and a canopy over half the deck
we will follow the build as it progresses and post photos on the blog
Sea Leopard 11 will be a Blyth 12 meter passenger vessel coded to carry around 60 passengers. She will be powered by twin iveco 400 hp engines and be fitted out with the latest electronics and safety gear. The Blyth uses cutting edge design for enhanced stability making this vessel the ideal platform for viewing wildlife and seeing corryvreckan in action. We expect to have her launched at Canvey Island early July and after extensive sea trials, stability tests ,etc we will bring her home by sea and hope to be operational by the end of July.