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3-Mar-2008: Elected finally the place where the will be made the final assembly of the ship ( Martinoli Navy) we proceed to move the keel from the foundry. 3-Mar-2008: Already in the navy, I will be given the corresponding termination. Here we discharge it under a torrential rain!!. 8-Mar-2008: With the mast base already glassed and sanded, I mark the place where will stay the mast step.
8-Mar-2008: After make the holes and fill it with Sikaflex, I place the coin for the " boatman " ... I am not superstitious ...but... 8-Mar-2008: Accommodating the deviations of the mast step. 8-Mar-2008: Fighting a little with the pick of the Sikaflex tube!!!.
8-Mar-2008: Carina posing in prow after inspecting the advances!!. 14-Mar-2008: Received the rudder axis (45 kg of solid stainless steel!!) I proceed to place the cheeks. 14-Mar-2008: Another view.
15-Mar-2008: With the two cheeks placed , I begin to roughdress the wood to achieve the hydrodynamic profile. With the grander it is very difficult!!. 15-Mar-2008: In the inferior end it's goes taking form but ... better..I must to rent an electric brush!!. 17-Mar-2008: Thats invent the electric brush!!. In question of minutes I had already been able to roughdress the whole shovel of the rudder.
17-Mar-2008: Guiding me with the veins of the wood goes giving the terminations. 17-Mar-2008: See of the " monster " that at this time must weight around 50 kg!!. 17-Mar-2008: Thats rudder!!... I'm no sure if I will be able to veer!!.
17-Mar-2008: Giving finishing in the interior, finally I place a lot of doors that were lacking. This is that of the compartment " for all purposes " under the entrance step. 17-Mar-2008: These are those of the kitchen table area. 17-Mar-2008: And this is the door under the kitchen.
17-Mar-2008: Place the 12v out in the electric panel, finally wires it and connect all the interruptors and fuses holders. 17-Mar-2008: Time of drill more holes in the boat!!. This is the exit of water of the lavatory of bathroom. 17-Mar-2008: Here can be observes the exit of the bilge pumps, with their corresponding hose ready to be connected.
22-Mar-2008: After seeing the complications that I would have to placing cleats to make firm the prow sails ropes, I decided to change the winches for others with self tailing. As they are a little bigger I made some molds with cedar so that they support well on the coamings. Here is the winch of starboard. 22-Mar-2008: The same work on the port side. 22-Mar-2008: Final aspect after to repaint the enlarged area and to place the new winch.
22-Mar-2008: Lateral view of enlarged area on the coaming. 28-Mar-2008: Working a little with the putty on the rudder. 31-Mar-2008: Load room time!!. In this way looks after painting it, placing definitively the diesel cover tank, placing the vent hose and the supply hose of the same one. Also I already placed the hose of the bilge pumps. I finish with the closets structure and also place the shelves.
31-Mar-2008: I placed a piece of Formplast in the lavatory table and glue the sink with Sikaflex. I also go preparing some molds to give the final finishing. 31-Mar-2008: Another view of the load room where is observed the journey of the diesel tank vent hose. 31-Mar-2008: Here the roof panel of the bathroom was placed with some ornamental strips. The fluorescent lamp of 11W offer a good illumination with low consumption. Can be observed blind nuts that hold winches for the sail halyards.
31-Mar-2008: The same thing was made on the port side, in the entrance of the stern cabin. 31-Mar-2008: The stern cabin also received the same painting and here can be observed the roof panels on theirs places with a halogenous lamp of 10w. 31-Mar-2008: View of the result of the painting and detail of the " rag-curtain " ...it's a lie that somebody sleep in the mattress!!.
31-Mar-2008: Switch master selector for the two batteries banks already placed. 31-Mar-2008: Placing the supports for the floor panel in the entrance of the stern cabin. 31-Mar-2008: I continue with the bathroom, now framing the doors under lavatory.
31-Mar-2008: While the epoxi cures on marks of the bathroom, I cut the floor panel of the entrance to stern cabin. Is a good place to stows ...imagine so that?.
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