Ships and Giggles

24/11/2023

20 years ago!!!!!! Wow!!

15/11/2023

External aluminium hardware panel added, with two refurbished NASA Marine screens 🛠️👍 Nice new surface for mounting phone holder, compass, usb/12v and any other gadgets.

29/10/2023

Desk added this afternoon, along with a new panel for instruments. 🛠️ Next on the agenda is sorting the temporary OSB boards and build a battery box and hold.

10/10/2023

Doing some little jobs tonight. 🛠️ It's getting dark early so really relying on the cool lights 😎

04/10/2023

Now for something cool 😎 Installed a addressable led strip around the v-birth trim.
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02/10/2023

Cladded the cabin with composite panels at it looks amazing 🤩.

30/09/2023

She is coming together nicely!!! 😀 Added the cushions back and it's made all the difference. They will be getting some covers but for now... it's more comfortable.

27/09/2023

Busy couple of nights 🪚🖌️ Inner grip rails added from birth all the way through the cabin. Under the rails is headlining fabric in the birth.

23/09/2023

Sharing a little vision of what the v-birth may look like. Two thick rails each side with recessed rgb led light strips. Soft Headliner (HL) courtesy of Edd King. Below and above the rail in the v-birth.
Remount the main front cleat (X) and remake the velcro hook mount. (Hook)

23/09/2023

Ello shippers. Had a busy afternoon applying one coat of Allcoat gloss in the v-birth. This is to add some light to the tight space.

09/09/2023

In London 🥵😁🎉🍻

17/08/2023

Taken the front hatch cover home for some tlc.😊 Removed hardware so far. Planning on adding a port hole to center for some much needed light.

15/08/2023

Sun's out, so the top hatch is open. 😊☀️ Just prepping the v-birth for the vinyl headliner.

14/08/2023

Loving the berries to the aft of the boat. 🥰🫐 My daughter has raided them a couple of times already 😄

10/08/2023

Getting the family involved!! 😁 Told my daughter to hold the boom while I took some photos for scale. I only needed one, she held it for a couple of mins 😂

09/08/2023

I used tape this time!!! 😂 Additional sikaflex for a beading around the windows. This is to replace the rusting rubber u-channel I had previously installed.

08/08/2023

Dockrell 22 original general arrangement plans! 🕵️‍♀️ Very useful guide.

07/08/2023

Quiet evening making some sideview graphics of the vessel😀Started as a wireframe for 'rough' reference, and ended up with some gradients and overlays. My intention is paint the antifoul in dark grey, this will mostly be hidden by the sea. 🌊 Note the outline of the dropkeel (On my list of fixes!!)

06/08/2023

Removed the rubber trim from windows... Turns out they use steel for the embedded gripping clips, so exposed to water they rust. 😂 Sooo, not Perfect for outdoor use!!

23/07/2023

Watching Day 2 of the LA SailGP!! 🇬🇧 ⛵https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl8XcDawfoE

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22/07/2023

Bit of a meh day here in old blighty today! ☔🌧️ Watching the last of the Rolex Fastnet Race in cowes⛵ and later will be watching the Sail GP in Los Angeles on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/

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21/07/2023

Created a temporary obs3 templates for the extension of the stbd bench. Only tabbed to existing bench and floor beams at the moment.

21/07/2023

Ripped out the blue panels in the v-birth as they were using up too much space. Will be painting the walls with white or encasing in soft vinyl with a wooden trim. 👍