APRIL 2017
Bucket List on it’s second sail. 2 (out of three) sections of themast up and the deep reefed main (21 sq). Rudders 50% raised.
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CRUISER 60 (revised)
In 2014, Rob discussed the idea of Bucket List with Steinar, who saw the benefits immediately and offered to style the boat and produce the information video. From there he offered to restyle the entire harry range, updating the looks and including all the advantages of intelligent infusion, an offer Rob gratefully accepted. The result is the new Cruiser Series. Continue reading “CRUISER 60 (revised)”
INTELLIGENT INFUSION
The first proa Rob built was sheet ply for the long hull, tortured ply for the short one. The second was bendy ply, stiff in one direction, flexible in the other until it was glassed. The next couple were strip planked. They were all messy, sticky, dusty, wasteful jobs requiring a lot of physical labour and a fair amount of skill. Continue reading “INTELLIGENT INFUSION”
CRUISER 60 – PERU
June 6th 2016
After spending the time to make a reusable mould, the crew at Ballotta started laying out the materials for half the lee hull and decks a week ago. Took 2-3 days to cut it and lay it all in place and a couple of hours to infuse it. Continue reading “CRUISER 60 – PERU”