Building our boat

took me some time to remember the name of the co and find the original producers (co I know is local so site is in Greek...)
For the full range of materials and a good complex read, have a look here:

http://covertechfab.com/goreflective.html

don't overdo it! a foil/bubble/foil, or cheaper iirc foil/bubble/poly should do. But check out the full list

cheers

V.
 
vas said:
took me some time to remember the name of the co and find the original producers (co I know is local so site is in Greek...)
For the full range of materials and a good complex read, have a look here:

http://covertechfab.com/goreflective.html




don't overdo it! a foil/bubble/foil, or cheaper iirc foil/bubble/poly should do. But check out the full list

cheers

V.
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wow, that"s a high tech product!
Just out of interest did you try the alcoo polythene/ally panels in your loo?
I ordered a pack of 6, very impressed with the finish, but the ally is very very thin more like aluminium kitchen foil.
I've got just one up on my hardtop frame riveted in place.....hope it survived the storms!:ambivalence:
 
rustybarge said:
wow, that"s a high tech product!
Just out of interest did you try the alcoo polythene/ally panels in your loo?
I ordered a pack of 6, very impressed with the finish, but the ally is very very thin more like aluminium kitchen foil.
I've got just one up on my hardtop frame riveted in place.....hope it survived the storms!:ambivalence:
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I've cut the 6mm ply to shape and will start cutting the ally/polywhatever/ally panels to shape and fit soon. Mind my ally sandwich panels have rather thick ally on them. Should take a closeup pic and post over the w/e. Nice strong material.
 
vas said:
I've cut the 6mm ply to shape and will start cutting the ally/polywhatever/ally panels to shape and fit soon. Mind my ally sandwich panels have rather thick ally on them. Should take a closeup pic and post over the w/e. Nice strong material.
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I think the panels are a fantastic product, they already have a painted finish and hopefully corrosion proof, although my ones do not have marine grade ally. the paint should offer good resistance for a considerable time.
According to the bumf they seem to be quite strong, but I didn't try standing on them yet!

After I ordered mine in 8' by 4' sheets I found a company which can supply 20' by 8' panels which would have been perfect for my roof , typical.:ambivalence:
 
update

Hi guys,

here some more pics of the work in progress...

Placing the engine at its final place:











Dividers for SS watertanks:



Floor in the bedroom:



Plans for this weekend are mounting some hatches, work on electric wiring, some wood and polyesterwork for dieseltanks, mounting the shaft to the engine and so on...

Have a nice weekend! K.
 
kristof_dani said:
Hi guys,

here some more pics of the work in progress...

Placing the engine at its final place:



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Dividers for SS watertanks:

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Floor in the bedroom:

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Plans for this weekend are mounting some hatches, work on electric wiring, some wood and polyesterwork for dieseltanks, mounting the shaft to the engine and so on...

Have a nice weekend! K.
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Great progress, keep the photo's coming....!:)
 
rustybarge said:
So no more banging out the cutlass bearing;but how long do the bearings last, and could a rope wrapped around the shaft distort the seal and let the oil leak out?
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I hope everything will last a long time, the guy who engineered the shaft searched SKF-bearings with the longest lifetime possible. It all looks very sturdy: triple oil sealings, massive ss milling etc. In fact the whole thing is over-sized for a ship like this, but I want things from the first time as good as possible.
Don't want to worry afterwards.
I feel like we could not made it better, but time will tell.
 
update once again

Since the last post I managed to connect the engine to the shaft, finished the partitions round the engine-room, did some wiring for the lights and made the base for the dieseltanks.
Insulation is also finished, time to go on with some more interior-work and installation of propeller and steering system...








Cheers, Kristof.
 
kristof_dani said:
Since the last post I managed to connect the engine to the shaft, finished the partitions round the engine-room, did some wiring for the lights and made the base for the dieseltanks.
Insulation is also finished, time to go on with some more interior-work and installation of propeller and steering system...




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Cheers, Kristof.
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Hey Kristof, if you delete the [url] off the end of the links the photo's will show......
 
Great Stuff. Facinating to see an interior build from scratch.
Will you be boating in Holland when it is finished. I think I saw one in the Bieschbosch a few years back. My mates and I looked up the design and I remember us discussing that that compared to our sportcruisers losing an engine and gaining a roof & more space made more sense than the boats we had. Will you also have a 3rd cabin?
 
@rlw: We are planning to stay at least one year in Belgium, later on we might move to Holland. The boat you mentioned is from the guy who helped us with the propulsion system, he persueded us to start the project...
There will not be a third cabin, but the sofas will be convertible to some extra beds if needed.

Here some groundplans, with the help of Rustybarge:):
The single bed near the engine will not be executed, this is going to be some extra tech space.



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After severall months a new update!

Interior work in oak veneer and some wires:



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Tek dek installed:

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deck, hatches and buffer cord:

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waterlock

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Foldable steps

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swim platform

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and several after work drinks ;-)

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Hi Erik, current planning is to leave the garden end june, begin july.
I still have al long list of jobs: interior, installing the swimplatform, rudder, electrics, water, heating, bow and sternthruster etc...
 
I'm not sure what you mean by 'roller bearing shaft log', my English is bad, but the thing you see in this pic is custom made from stainless steel and aluminium with SKF roller bearings.
The homokinetic coupling is A-flex. Shaft is oil lubricated

 
Nice progress, just one remark.
Best practise is to double clamp your hoses.
(2 klemmen per aansluiting, waarbij je de ene van links en de andere van rechts vastdraait, gewoon een tip voor verder prachtig werk)
 
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