Ok here we go...PMF!

[dales133]

Well.... today I went to melborne and got more 35mm EPF for the ceiling insulation and found the material for my subfloor and possibly walls.
Got home and dry fitted spars, masked galley up and then disassembled and glued the last sidewall on and all the spars.
Yesterday I pulled my new shore power inlet apart and modified a AU 15 amp inlet to fit inside it and a mate that called in thought it was factory.tomorrow starting the light wiring in prep for the ceiling

[dales133]

Cut all my ceiling sheets down to width and sealed them both sides and edges then 4 coats of poly and a knock back with 240 then 2 more coats.
I'll give it a very light 240 sand and 2 more coats tomorrow then a wet sand with 800 and it's done.
The top of the ceiling will get more protective coats once installed

[felixx]

good work!

[dales133]

Thanks I'll upload some pics tomorrw maybe , I've taken the day off.
There's alot I've done actualy but it dosn't look like it until it all comes together.
Hoping I don't have to much drama with the ceiling as I cut them about 1mm big and I got stacks of varnish on the edge I'll need to knock back to make the edge "crisp" and fit snug but not to tight.
The kauri ply is realy coming up nice

[KCStudly]

Thanks I'll upload some pics tomorrw maybe...
The kauri ply is realy coming up nice

Without the first part of this statement, the second part didn't really happen.

Not "maybe", do please. I'm sure it is coming up nicely and am anxious to see!

[dales133]

Alright then I will!
As it happens it's 1.50am and I'm about to finish sanding the last sheet of ply.
Couldn't sleep so I'm wet sand I g on the coffe table in the lounge ...I'll make sure the evidence is gone before tracy wakes up

[Sheddie]

Alright then I will!
As it happens it's 1.50am and I'm about to finish sanding the last sheet of ply.
Couldn't sleep so I'm wet sand I g on the coffe table in the lounge ...I'll make sure the evidence is gone before tracy wakes up

When my Dad and I built our boat (about 30 something years ago), his on going health issues meant he was often out of bed in the middle of the night, trying to ease the pain. He would go down to the basement and start sanding and painting things. Problem was he used to annoy Mum by getting paint all over his pyjamas. Like diarrhea it must run in your genes, as the wife has a photo of me in my pyjamas in the middle of the night giving a final smooth off to the concrete floor in one of our garden sheds.

[dales133]

Ha! Yea I'm a bit of an insomniac and often pottering around in the middle of the night

[felixx]

I used to do that, but now the kids have worn me out each day so I sleep all night

[dales133]

Ha! Yea little ones are a handful.
So I've got my first ceiling sheet in...doing it a bit unconventionaly as usual by fitting one at a time from the back forward.
I decided to use 40 grit sand paper to sand off about .5 mm at a time and leave it slightly larger than where it needed to go and bow it into place.
Was no fun at all but the end result means nice tight joins that are finished!
I'll upload some pics later on

[dales133]

Pics tomorrow, promise!

[dogscats]

great build

[dales133]

Thanks mate

[dales133]

some pics as prommissed

first up my new shore power inlet that i took the guts out of and ground drilled and chopped an Australian 15 amp inlet into, you'd never know....even if i do say so myself.



next a few pics of the ceiling aand bulkhead installed

this is the kauri ply i used, its one of the most prized woods internationally for furniture an dship building. this wont be the NZ variety but its pacific island cousin but looks the same


spars and bulkhead in

ceiling propped




I left the ceiling off over the bulkhead/galley for now for easier access to finish up the wiring ect

[felixx]

beautiful