18th November 2012 – I mainly worked in the wheelhouse.
18th November 2012 – I mainly worked in the wheelhouse.
10th November 2012 – I’ve been working with no structure or plan for a while. The project is getting near to it’s end. Everything is falling together now and I could finally start thinking about finishing the bedroom. The wood got a first coat of primer.
Most of the multiplex is finished in the wheelhouse. I still have one leaking window. I didn’t put any wood around that window. Where the multiplex is finished, I’m now putting t&g wood.
6th November 2012 – A problem these days is it becomes dark very early. When I’m back from work, I need to put on lights to work. It is not as nice as daylight.
5th November 2012 – While the old windows were in the wheelhouse, most of the metal work got badly damaged by leaks. I removed the rust, and put a lot of rubber to protect it. I believe in paint when it is a dry area. I never know if the new windows will leak one day. When there is an interior it takes a long time before you realize it. Therefore I’m using rubber. It becomes hard after a few days. The only way to remove the rubber is a grinding tool or a torch.
4th November 2012 – A little positive note today: There were a few leaks less then yesterday and I solved some more.
I finished the bedroom. It is now ready for painting. Once she is painted, I can finish the frames around the windows and put the floor.
3rd November 2012 – It has been raining continuously for nearly a weak. I was home, in bed but with worries about my three leaking windows.
When I had a look in the boat, I discovered many more leaks. Two portholes were leaking, they were always dry before. The air vent in the living room, the three windows in the wheelhouse, the search light, the brackets of the hatch on the front of the ship, etc…
There was some sunshine in the afternoon. I used this period to close the leaks and to weld the brackets of the hatch properly. It was everything except a nice experience today.
25th October 2012 – Building a frame is one of the jobs I like doing most. I spent the evening building the frame for the side of of the wheelhouse. When building the frame, you can easily see how the room will look like. The frame must be solid and there should be enough supports. otherwise the panels won’t hold or will start bending.
23rd October 2012 – I should have taken some pictures before I started painting. Nevertheless, I painted the top of the wheelhouse, around the windows. It was all black or painted with a gray prime. In the last month, the Hornblower didn’t look that great. She was covered in a big sail or she looked dirty. By painting it quickly, I made a big difference.
22nd October 2012 – The windows are finished and so is most of the welding aboard the Hornblower. All the covers are gone and she looks like a real ship again. I removed the card board from the windows, including over 200 meter of duck tape.
Pictures will follow when I have time.
22nd October 2012 – The windows are finished and so is most of the welding aboard the Hornblower. All the covers are gone and she looks like a real ship again. I removed the card board from the windows, including over 200 meter of duck tape.
20th October 2012 – The most busiest period at my work is finally over. Today I could spent some time aboard the Hornblower.
14th October 2012 – I had two small leaks in the windows. It took me some time find the issues and to solve the problem. Once this was over, I started building the wooden walls to hide the metal and the frame for around the windows.
11th October 2012 – When it started raining, the windows were mounted and the kit became hard! A perfect timing and a nice result! Good pictures will follow anther day since it is now raining to much!
9th October 2012 – Work goes on…
7th October 2012 – Just some pictures…