Finally Does It

[Finally]

It has been very remiss of me not to post anything about my build.

I am building a Pacific 40 kit which has infused foam core hull shoes with the remainder being Polycore.

Here is a series of photos which I hope you will find of some interest. I started putting all this together just on 12 months ago. Some of the panels / pieces were done in the tin shed on weekends a couple of years prior to that but progress was very slow due to work commitments (which are no longer an issue).

Forebeam

One of the bulkheads joined / uni bands in doorways and in uni trench across the top

All bulkheads complete ready for installation

The Shelter is up (14m x 10m). This was done in July 2012.

Bridgedeck joined and stiffeners attached. This was all faired and painted to highbuild before flipping

Bridgedeck flipped (thanks to neighbours and friends)

Daggerboards / Rudders and hulls primed

Bulkheads installed

Forebeam installed and Chamfer Panel ready to be glassed in

This takes you up to October 2012.

To be continued......

David

[groper]

About time mate! The work you've done looks great in the flesh, very neat. Keep the pics coming

[Finally]

...... and the build continues....

Bridgedeck raised and glassed into position

Forward turn on bridgedeck

Mast Step

Now the furniture starts to go in.
Walk in Robe

Starboard bed cupboards and hanging locker

Port bed cupboards

Lounge seat base with fridge / freezer cabinet on starboard end

Galley bench (temporarily in position until layout is decided on)

Cockpit cupboard

I like this. View across "living" area (port to starboard). This boat is w..i..d..e (7.5 metres)

More to follow....

David

[puremajek]

David

The build is looking fantastic, thank you for the update. Very neat and clean...mmm

[Finally]

Thanks James

Just a few more shots to bring my post up to where I am at present.

Daggerboard case in position waiting to be glassed (done since the photo was taken)

Side decks, Saloon web and mast surround in

Saloon roof mould

Saloon sides glassed in

This is where I am at after the build shelter went up just on 12 months ago. I'm pretty pleased with progress so far though I am not a quick builder by any stretch of the imagination. I hope I can keep up the effort for at least another 12 months.

David

[rexd666]

Wow looks like it happened overnight, well online it did. Looking great.
Steve

[Jim]

Looking good David. It looks like a BIG 40 footer.
Jim.

[mikeb]

Hi David
Great to see what you're doing, thanks for showing us. How are you finding the Polycore to work with, eg to cut, fill the edges etc? Keep up the good work, looks very impressive!
Mike

[Finally]

Thanks Mike

I haven't worked with any other type of composite panel (foam / balsa / paper etc) so it's a bit difficult for me to compare polycore with the rest. Having said that, I suspect that it's not that different. Decoring and backfilling is possibly a bit more of a pain as routing out the core does not so much "cut" the poly, more like rips it out but still leaves some of the poly on each laminate (which is no different than the rest). The designer tells me I don't need to go to the lengths that I do to get the poly off the laminate before back filling - but that's just me.

The next few weeks will be interesting as the roof is actually made of unglassed polycore panels (2400 x 1200) which are screwed to the mould (shown in the photos above). Then I glass over it. Having the unglassed panels should allow me to achieve the compound curve of the roof without too much hassle - no strip planking / kerfing etc. So watch this space to see how it all goes.

Just as an aside, the kit's panels were 6m x 2.4m which means a lot less joins. The chamfer panels and hull topsides have only 1 main join (there is a little piece tacked on the end to make up the length but that's no biggie), all the main bulkheads have only 1 join (except the large cabin bulkhead which has 3 joins).

David

[Darren]

Looking great. I quite liked the Pacific 40/Solitary Island. It's a real shame that it wasn't a commercial success. You never know I guess, a few on the water might allow the Phoenix to rise perhaps.