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Swallow Yachts Forum => Home Builders' Area => Topic started by: steve jones on 12 Jun 2011, 12:28

Title: BR17 BUILD
Post by: steve jones on 12 Jun 2011, 12:28

Hello  Anthony,
This represents around 250 hours work, ( help required to turn it over).
Next stage will be making good the surface for painting, I intend paiting up to the rubbing strake area, but finish paint below water line, under coat above.
Mistake I made was not fixing the transom to aft bulkhead plate by the small hatch, it will require some upside down epoxying. I will form a contained hatch here to enable a small dry locker .

Steve Jones

Title: Re: BR17 BUILD
Post by: Anthony Huggett on 14 Jun 2011, 09:08

Looking good, Steve!

I got held up for a few weeks trying to find a whole day to tackle the glass cloth for the floor of the tank. If I can get the big jobs out of the way, (I've still got to do the floor and foam) then hopefully I can make swifter progress on the interior. 

Regards,

Anthony

Title: Re: BR17 BUILD
Post by: Anthony Huggett on 22 Aug 2012, 21:29

Hi Steve,
           Any tips you can share on fitting the exterior wood around the CB case, please? Matt's appendices for the S17 aren't all that helpful at this point, since they mandate drilling and screwing through the hull, which is fine for the S17 , but problematic on a BR where you can't get to the inside of the hull to re-seal the holes.

          I hope you are enjoying the fruits of your labours on Nona Me.

Regards,

Anthony