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The four posts for the cabin sides were accurately fitted while the sides were being steambent. Then the sides and front of cabin were in. Inside the insulation was slowly progressing.  We experimented with different glues to find the best method and our assistant Maxwell laboured on glueing and clamping the insulation boards in.  Our Yanmar engine arrived in July as the world eased trade restrictions.

Work begins on the cabin sides which involve more steam bending.  In our 30 years of furniture making John has been stashing wood that he had plans for.  These beautiful supersized planks of Iroko will now form the cabin sides.  First the shaper had to be made.  When it came to clamping the steamed piece down, it was all hands on deck, including our Landy. Our Landy is needed to pull the clamps Steambending the cabin sides, Steven lending a hand We needed to clamp the steamed piece very quickly, Matthew helping

The toe rail was made and fitted in June.  First the curved pieces of Iroko were steam bent to shape, then fitted on the outer edge of the deck, with shaping for the pullpit stantion plates and scuppers.  Varnishing with epoxy varnish then plascon sunproof sealed it.  Edge defined.