Spring 16, making the 32’ ama (outrigger) from hulls of an 18’ solcat
Summer 16. Evan modelling a protoype aka foot (abandoned)
Fall 16. further experiments with aka foot structure
Fall16. building protoype aka (abandoned)
Fall16. detail of internal filleting of abandoned aka
Winter 17. David sanding scarf joints
Fall16. building base for aka (abandoned)
Winter 17 hull sides scarfed together (two pieces 30’6” x 4’)
Winter17, hull sides in place, bonded to prows
Winter 17. Beginning to flex and shape hull sides
Winter 17, shaping hull
Spring 17, using threaded rod to shape hull
Spring 17. steven with fitted bulkhead
Spring 17. Mid and end bulkheads
Spring 17. Steven bonding on new prows
Spring17. Jig for aka
Spring 17. Bulkhead filleted
Spring 17. Prow glassed in
Summer 17. Jason, Steven and Eleanor glassing aka
Summer 17.leeside box started
Summer17. fillignm aka with foam (failed experiment)
Summer 17. Vinay with cardboard pattern for leeside box side
Summer 17. Yet another aka foot (abandoned)
Summer 27. Vinay and DJ
Summer17. Actual geometry
Summer127. prepping the akas
summer17. Aka in final aka housing in ama.
Summer27. Ama looking good
Fall 17. Supports for foredeck
Fall 17. Foredeck bent on and bonding
Fall 17. Main deck beam
Fall 17. mid deck laid on, Franc gesticulating
Fall 17. Deck with cockpit cutout, and rudder support ears (later abandoned)
Fall 17. Aka socket
Fall 17. View from prow with aka in socket
Fall17 working late
Fall17. Deck and leeside box
Winter 18.Edging deck at cockpit. Note bulkhead cutout and thwart
Winter 18. Cockpit with thwarts and standing platform
Winter17 rollover. Asis, Ethan and Steven
Winter18 rollover. Carlos and Devon
Winter 18.rollover. Heave, Devon!
Winter 18 rollover - halfway
Winter 17 rollover
Winter 18, rollover
winter 18 rollover
winter 18 rollover,Asis.
Winter18. rollover complete
Spring18.Sole fitted. Sean glassing
Spring 18. Carlos glassing the sides
Spring 18.Glass draped on side prior to epoxying
Winter18. one side, glassed first layer
Winter 18. sanded ready for second layer
Spring 18. white uv barrier, first coat
"Spring 18. white uv barrier, second coat”
Spring 18. Rollover. Ennis and Simon
Spring 18 rollover. Carlos, Ennis and Simon
Spring 18 rollever, nearly there. Devon, Ennis and Carlos