Thanks for your positive comments LP and Rod, I really appreciate the encouragement via these forums. Regards, John T.
Here are a few more pics - reached the limit on the last post.
Greetings, Apologies for the very long time since my last post. Much has happened since then and I’m pleased to confirm that the boat has finally...
Hi Craig, Great to see your interest and apologies for the delay in responding. Given the circumstances with Paul’s passing and no one to continue...
Greetings, Well several months have passed since my last post. Work has been busy, but there has still been room for some boat building...
Greetings, Time to post some more pics of recent progress. Batteries and chargers are properly installed, rudder and rudder housing construction...
Greetings, Well, our Summer break has come and gone and not a lot of progress on the boat, but we had a wonderful time with my son and his wife in...
Greetings, I’m hoping to make some progress over the end-of-year break. One of the goals is to finish the trim within the cockpit area - beading,...
Greetings, I’ve enjoyed this phase of the build - the companionway hatch and drop boards. It might look simple but there’s some complexity in it,...
Thanks Brendan, much appreciated. It’s really nice to receive comments on the build. I see you’re in Victoria - I’ve never had to register a boat...
Greetings, Starting work on the companion way hatch guides, and estimation of the vessel’s buoyancy - this will need to be updated further down...
Greetings, Just following on from my last post - here are some pics of the coach roof in place and the cabin sides attached. I am encouraged when...
Greetings, Eating the elephant, one bite at a time . I’m thoroughly enjoying the time to work on the boat this year while in lockdown. My son Ross...
Greetings, Some time has passed since my last post, and there has been some progress so here’s where I’m up to now. Still working on the cockpit...
Greetings, Still under home isolation so more opportunities to progress the build. Here are a couple of new pics. Focus is on the cockpit, but...
Greetings, Happy Easter! Working from home and staying home during these challenging times does have some advantages - I can do more on the boat....
Greetings, Slow progress, but enjoying the journey. I’m making progress in the cabin interior, installed flotation and have now bonded the berth...
Greetings, Long time no post. Life gets in the way, but I enjoy every little bit of time on the project. Here are some pics of where I am up to....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Greetings, It’s been a while since I posted updates on the build - I’m conscious that one needs to...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] G’day LP, Thanks for your insights and your wise words as regards modifying existing designs. In PAR’s Rocky Bermudan Ketch...