Hull Construction

The hull and deck were made at Bluewater Yachts.  I undertook some tasks and did extensive design work to ensure that it was constructed to the specifications.  Unfortunately what was written in the contract and specifications was not delivered.  This did not detract from the design nor the strength of the hull and deck, but as to meeting the contracted specifications and fulfilling obligations, the builder was way off the mark.  The major problem was the engine shaft through hull design.  An outback farmer could have built a more elegant job.   It cost David and the project time and money. After some legal intervention I was able to take the vessel from his factory in Cardiff to complete in Canberra.

Thus started a long expidition from a blank page upon which I was able to draw all the ideas I had accumulated to the real thing. Next the bathroon and head here...

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