Guided Discovery: Construction: Week 21

Friday photos have arrived.

The big news is the superstructure is out of the mold. The photo below shows it upside down on the shipyard floor. We are looking from the bow forward. The open space to the right (starboard side) is the door from the Portuguese bridge to the bow. The pilothouse windshield and bow seating area are also visible as are window blanks for the salon (if you look real hard).

Week 21. Superstructure out of the mold and upside down

Below is a photo of the finished product showing bow seating just forward of the Portuguese Bridge, the door and the pilothouse windshield.

Finished bow seating and Portuguese Bridge

In the photo below a worker is doing something on the starboard side of the hull, which could be touch-up to imperfections in the gelcoat - no big deal. The port side of the photo shows the fiberglass structure that will house the 12" bow thruster and the tube itself. The area below the waterline is being prepared for the five coats of epoxy primer undercoat.

Week 21. Port side view of the hull and bow thruster tube

Work continues inside the hull. In this overhead view we can see that fuel tanks are partially insulated. We can also see the fiberglass showers stalls installed several weeks ago and the uninstalled auxiliary 150 gallon fuel tanks in the lazarette.

Week 20. Overhead view

Closer inspection of the engine room shows the insulation around the fuel tank and copper bonding strips running along the stingers.

Week 21. Engine room looking forward

The photo below shows the engine room looking aft. Notice the hole in the bulkhead for the port exhaust tube. We can also see another hole for a wire chase. We can also see boards that provide the platform for one of the two generators. The 12 KW generator will be mounted to port. The 16 KW generator to starboard.

Week 21. Engine room looking aft.

Work is also going on in the lazarette. We can see a worker putting in place structure for the rudder control arms and we can see the rudder posts. Copper bonding strips are also visible along the stringers.

The floor is now installed in the master stateroom. In the photo below you can see hot and cold water runs taped to bulkhead and wire loops along the back of what will be the starboard side hanging locker. It appears that the hull sides have been sanded in preparation for the final white epoxy paint that coats the fiberglass.