25ft trailer trawler after paint Deck still to be laid current weight 2000lbs no engine or hardware yet !!
Station formers set up
Hull formers and keel plug
view fwd inside hull formers
Grooving several core sheets together
several sections being infused together for later cutting
Hulls side panel ready for infusion
8 meter hull side panel ready for infusion
8meter bottom panel infused with joining rebates around perimeter
full length infused hull panels be positioned for joining
panels being pulled into contact and trimmed
Aligned panels prior to joining
Chine ready for infusion of joining laminates
Transome hull infused join
minimal bogging required , mainly on panel joins
Hull ready to roll over
These remaining formers to be remove after hull is leveled
Inner laminates in place with vacuum pulled on bag and resin just starting to flow at chines
Resin progressing both upwards to sheer and down to keel
Infusion complete
Tricky hanging scaffold (to stand on)
These fwd floors also form baffles for large ballast or diesel tank to be built in here
fwd compartment has water tank and 2 stowage lockers directly aft. saloon sole ready for glassing with large tank access port seen
Deck cabin mold loaded with core and inner and outer glass under full vacume pressure
fully infused cabin deck molding
Aft deck and cockpit combing mold prior to surfacing
Aft deck and cockpit combing being infused with vinylester resin
mold being built for cabin top
Infusing the cabin top both sides
central partition with double sided gel coat. ply visible is pulled after cure to leave mirror gel coat both sides
Kerefed and re glassed and ridgid as a rock
cockpit sole 2.3wide x 2.9long plus flanged inspection hatch infused in one shot
Engine beds being infused. Keel opening, in way of beds is capped over, and with an aft end added becomes engine oil drip bay. Beneath this the keel is used as a holding tank
Main bulkhead prior to infusion
Cockpit with shelf, side steps/mini storage lockers
aft lockers for propane and general storage plus access to steering qudrant
ins
Shower taps and plumbing still to be installed basi drains down 1“ss tube seen lower left
All interior trim timber is New Guinea Rosewood
pull out draw type fridge 90 Liter 12 volt electric unit main box walls are 90mmon all sides
fwd cabin clothes lockers
both side steps are also insulated beer can storage
Engine beds will take up to 50hp holding tank is beneath oil drip sump
Wheel is not yet in place but Steering console has removable top for eng instruments and removable box for total access to steering pump
water tank lid can be seen in fwd bunk top
