Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Clearing up the first of the Cornish Crabber's fore cabin deck beams

Now that the glue as cured it is time to clear the surfaces and thickness the beams to the finished width and depth 




Shower tray sump plug making underway

Having made the general shape and size it is now time to fair the surfaces and the edges so that a moulding can betaken off the plug


The first job is to fill the surface where necessary to then fair up the surface so a moulding can be made


The last two floor bearers getting a final coat of epoxy before getting fitted into the area between the fore cabin and the main cabin 


The last piece of the aft pair of bulkheads

The last piece now glued and screwed in position and now just needs masking and taping up round the edges  


The floor bearers now screwed in position and the drain holes drilled through bulkheads, they just need epoxy round the edges to seal the plywood edges 


Starting to mask up the area so that the bulkhead id kept clear of resin while it is glassed into position 


Cornish Crabber Deck beams production underway

The first of the three new deck beams needed for the forward end of the Cornish Crabber which in the yard a complete rebuild 


The second being set up ready to be glued together



Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Setting up to make new deck beams for the forward end of the Cornish Crabber

Setting up the jig to bend the strips of iroko to make up the new deck beams for the forward end of the Cornish Crabber 


There are three to make and then a pair of half deck beams to make for the aft end of the cabin 


Setting out the number of G clamps to hold the strips together while the glue cured off


All the strips planned to thickness ready to glue together


A piece of the original deck beam to use as a pattern for the shape and size of the new deck beams