Time accounting III

The boat is in Sweden and I am busy with work and unpacking boxes. So I thought it may be time to look into how I have spent my time, by looking back at the milestones.

Start of build: 29/10-2011
Strongback built: total time 15h
Frames done: 10/12 total time 31h (I had the frame kit so if someone is building from scratch you should probably add another 30h)
Keel (bottom) laid: 17/12 total time 50.5h
Frames installed: 17/1-2012 total time 82.5h
Stringers installed: 29/1 total time 113h
Planking done: 22/3 otal time 209.5h
Bottom painted and right way up: 29/6 total time 297h
Decks in place: 7/9 total time 371.5h
Hull done (almost): 12/9 total time 387h

What is left to be done is some more painting, that I hope to have done before it gets to cold, building the masts and oars. So my initial estimate of 400h is not that far of.

Building will slow down for winter now (I doubt there will be time to launch her before it gets too cold)  so the update frequency of the blog will also slow down. I will post when something happens and there will also be a a few posts about cost, tools, the odd nice boat I run across etc too keep the blog going until launch day.

By the way I just past 8000 page views the other day!!

Crew inspection

Today my rowing crew (the kids) got their first chance to inspect their vessel. Happily they seemed pleased and are already planning the first camping trip.....

Waiting for the ferry

So far so good, only had to stop once to tighten a loose strap. Need to by a new tarp this one is crap (but cheap crap) too thin and flaps about all the time.

Left overs

This is what is left over of the ply and wood I bought (except the wood for masts and oars that I bring with me to Sweden)

Out of the garage

Brought some friends from the office to bring "Small Wind" out of the garage. Real sunlight gives you a much better view, to how lovely the lines of this design is but also all the imperfections (There is some (a lot) of touch up to be done on the painting....)

Coming out of the garage, she is surprisingly light (now I believe the 100kg specified by John)

Turning around, and you can see my tarp support

Going on the trailer

Yours truly supervising

Fine tuning supports

Nice!!??!!

All wrapped up and ready to go!

Time today: 1.5h

Painting done (almost)

Got up early again to do some more painting before work.

In the morning

After work we adjusted the supports on the trailer, fine adjustments will be done when she is loaded tomorrow.

Then it was time for painting, so now the decks and seat tops have three coats. Seat fronts, bottom and sides have two coats. Cargo area, centerboard casing and under deck has one coat. It looks nice but there will be some more painting to be done when I get to Sweden.

In the evening

The thing on top of the centerboard case is a pieces of wood and some string to keep the centerboard up when we lift her tomorrow. The stick thing on top of the strong box is a tarp support to divert rain water when we drive to Sweden, you will see what I mean tomorrow or the next day.

Time today: 3h

Grey paint

Got up early this morning to finalise the coamings, i.e removed the stitches, faired the front end and added the final fillets.

Tonight I sanded the coaming fillets and the deck again, cause I really like sanding.....

Then it was time for paint, could not finish the first coat since the filters for my mask ran out of the good stuff so I started breathing the paint fumes. New filters tomorrow. Just two pictures today, it is amasing what a coat of paint can do.

After....

....& before

Time today: 3h