April Photos

Nashua's plywood sub deck is down and the cockpit is lowered in for fitting

The curve of the cockpit is seen here looking forward

A worker caulks the perimeter of the aft hatch

The teak waterways get put on

Some beautiful joinery work!

Looking aft at the trimmed out cabin house cutout

A detail of the teak joinery 

Here is the bow/anchor locker 

The sliding companionway hatch being finished

The fantail being dressed out with teak decking.  You can see the cutout hole bottom right which is where our removable radar post will go

The galley being finished.  Here we're looking at the icebox and chart table

Teak decking finishing up on the bow

Teak decking looking forward

Another shot of the port side in the galley where the stove will go

March Write Up

Another busy and successful month at Rockport Marine.I was lucky enough to get in a visit right before the end of the month to discuss some of the interior layout and snap some photos, although most of these pictures are from RMI.

We saw a lot of progress with the deck structure and blocking for load bear deck hardware.  The deck was built offsite and painted and we should see it installed in April.  We have seen the fantastic result of RMI's talented metals department in the fabrication of the jib up/down ferule as well as the headstay tang, both custom designed and built for this boat.

With the cockpit bin out of its mold and right side up, we were able to play around with instrument and winch locations during my visit.  Its amazing how you can spends hours on design placement on the computer but you really need it there in front of you to be able to fully visualize and realize its potential impacts.  We were able to find good solutions for some tricky placement challenges.

Moving inside, there was a lot to consider with the layout of the main saloon.  We decided on a raised paneling for the lower vertical surfaces that lines up with the overhead bookshelves.  Mocked up, this really made a lot of sense and I think will fit the feel of the interior very well.

Later in the month, we saw RMI finish up the cabin house, as well as install insulation for as well as the ice box.

Looking ahead, we have just over 3 months until the proposed launch date, so we should see a lot come together in that short period of time!

March Photos

The engine installed and under cover to protect from dust

The head in installed and the cabinets being built

The cockpit bin taken out of the mold.  You can see all the old staple holes from when it was being glued up

The cabin house built and sealed

Mock ups for the instrument panels, winch placement, and traveler line in the cockpit

Deck framing looking forward

Deck framing looking aft

Teak is laid out on the sole of the cockpit

Some beautiful joints!

A detail of the cabin house

A detail of the port lights

John goes over the cabin house plans with the builder

The keel is in the shop with deadwood and keel bolts attached

A beautiful SS ferule that RMI made for the jib up/down lead

Another beautiful piece crafted by RMI, the headstay tang

The lower unit of the sail drive sticking out the bottom of the boat

A view from the bow looking aft

Detail of the forepeak construction

John measures out the bookshelves, which will be pushed back a few inches

A mock up of the intended interior paneling.  After some modifications it will look similar but different

Wide angle shot of the boat

The cabin house gets its sliding rails attached

Insulation for the ice box is put in place

The icebox is installed

February Write Up

The team at RMI have been making outstanding progress on Nashua and show no signs of letting up.

Since the hull was turned over in January, we have seen them complete the installation of the deck beams, build the cockpit pan and seats, build the coach house, install the engine and fuel tank, complete the casting of the keel and attach deadwood, start interior construction, as well as priming and painting the anchor locker and interior.

Its a lot to list out like that, but it seems as if its literally happening that fast.  Things that are happening behind the scenes include electronics installation, radar mount construction, mast layup at Hall Spars, and sail design and initial construction with Quantum and Hood Sails.  I look forward to a visit tomorrow with much more to report over the course of the next month.

Febraury

Deck beams are installed, and primer is being applied to the anchor locker

The engine bed is installed and cut out for the sail drive is finished

Priming the stern area and prepping for cockpit installation

Using a batten to fair the deck beams before the sub deck goes on

Here is the jig used to build the cockpit pan and seats

The cabin house top is built and primed

 A view of the deck beams with openings for the foreward hatch and cabin house

The teak cabin house sides being built

Here is the cabin house mostly completed and ready for installation

 Nice detailing and fit

The companionway entrance

Here is the cockpit pan primed and ready.  It is upside down here

The lead keel with deadwood attached and ready for fairing

The engine is installed and connected to the fuel tank

Another view of the engine installation

The interior getting fit for settees and paint