The front of the hull holds about 4cu ft of foam. The back holds about 1.4 cu ft of foam. There will be more foam added later along the sides.
PocketShip: building and installing the cabin floor
The flooring of the cabin is made from 4″ x 0.75″ pine planks. We assembled it in folding panels so that ballast and other storage underneath can be easily accessed.
New construction tent
The rainy season is here, and with all the construction projects going on in our construction tent, we decided to order a larger (wider, longer, taller) construction tent to give more space for both projects and storage. The new tent dimensions are 5m × 12m and 3m tall.
PocketShip: Stitching the main hull pieces
Over the past few days we stitched the main hull pieces together: It is starting to look like a boat now. 😄
PocketShip: Scarfing the plywood and making the mold for the hull
We assembled the mold for the hull and placed the keelson inside: While we were scarfing the longer plywood hull pieces:
PocketShip: Melting and pouring lead
Today we melted lead and poured it into the compartments for the ballast in the keel as well as a weight in the centerboard. These will be covered in resin and fiberglass to contain it and reinforce the compartments.