Final preparation for turning.

I am busy now with final preparations for the turning on the 5th of December. The Bow and Transom pinions are complete and fitted, together with their respective A-frames. These are ready to fully support the boat once the building stocks have been completely removed.

This coming weekend, I will be getting some help to start digging underneath the boat in order for it to turn. I am also getting the underside, below the waterline ready for the second coat of primer and will be completing this together with the waterline by next weekend. Topsides will be finished off once the boat is upright.

Getting ready to turn

The last two weeks have been very productive, having sanded, sealed and painted the hull with the first primer coat. I had originally taken a week off work for this but extended it to two weeks in order to achieve this. I have also now completed the aft pinion assembly and am ninety percent finished with the bow pinion and A-frame. The only other thing that remains with these is the A-frame for the transom pinion. In theory this should work and Roy from CKD has used this method in practise successfully, so here's holding thumbs.

Now it's really starting to look like a boat.

Albeit upside down still, but we are getting closer to the turning on the 5th of December. Pictures show the first coat of primer going on. This should be completed tomorrow, after which any imperfections will be filled and sanded ready for the second coat. The vertical lines which can be seen in the top picture are the overlapping spray lines which are not completely dry.