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07Aug
One of the most important systems on our boat will be our electricity supply. Because we intend to live aboard and we intend to try to maintain some of the lifestyle we like now except on a more mobile platform. We spend a lot of time watching tv and on the internet. We earn our [...]
02Aug
Many months ago, when I glassed the strip planked hull to deck turn panel and even further back than that when I glassed on the D section top, I knew back then that I would eventually have to cut hatches into the various places for 2 important reasons. Firstly it is the only way to [...]
26Jul
Firstly my apologies again for the state of the blog, this time its not my fault well not entirely. My service provider justhost.com decided to move my site from one server to another supposedly to improve my service. I had no issue with it, nor had I requested the move. Anyway, during the move they [...]
13Jun
With the core pared back 50mm around each of the windows next task is glassing in the solid glass frames. I put down 8 layers of glass , one layer at a time, wet on wet and the frame is just under 5mm thick. Very solid. First step is to round cove the square edge [...]
06Jun
Now that the windows have been cut out of the turret, the boat has taken on a whole new look and feel. Inside is filled with light, especially the bedrooms. But marking out the windows and cutting them was the easy part. Now the edges need to have the outside skin removed for 50mm and [...]
02Jun
Apparently when wordpress was created they didnt realise there would be bloggers out there that could bang on about boats for hours and hours. So much so that my catch up post was causing problems because it was so big!! So I have deleted all non window related work and put it in its own [...]
01Jun
Wow, I cannot believe it has been 3 months since I last updated the site. Part of the reason has been that we had a hacker put some pop ups into our site, we think they are gone now but please shoot me a message if they are still there. Another reason is that we [...]
29Feb
Plumbing has to be one of the most frustrating things in the build process. It seems that no 2 parts you want to fit come with fittings that fit each other directly, you always need a third adaptor to make the entire part do what you want it to. And each part not only adds [...]
06Feb
Happy New Year. Well, Ok, probably a bit late. First post for 2012. I really did think I would be posting travel blogs by Feb 2012 when I started the build way back in late 2005. But like many endeavours life gets in the way. And whilst I wish the project were finished, I am still [...]
09Dec
As work on the boat continues launch day draws inexorably closer. But excruciatingly slowly. Although I have said this before, hopefully this will be the last summer of building the boat, and summers from now on will be enjoyed from on it. This summer will be my seventh summer building. I started the build the [...]
We want to spend a long time travelling the world, and whilst we aren't passionate (or experienced) sailors we decided that the best way to do this is on a boat. We have started the trip by building our own floating home, a 40ft catamaran. Yikes! 
We believe that it will take us about 5 years to build her (part time) and at least 10 years to sail her to the places we have set our sights on. So for the next 15 years or so we plan to journal our adventures on this website. Enjoy!
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