Sunday 2 September 2012

Jungle catamaran update

I'd like to thank Andres Sergeant, mi sobrino (nephew), who came and helped out with our educational project for two weeks before heading up to see the wonders of Machu Picchu and thence on to the US and back to the UK to start his higher education at York university.  He also helped me and German Andres prepare these hulls for putting in the water which involved the gruelling task of putting in literally thousands of screws to mechanically attach areas where the fibergass had unglued during over a year in the tropical sun.  Then the screw heads had to be embedded in autobody putty and fresh gelcoat painted over.  Nasty but necessary work.

Launching day finally.  This involved 8 guys including don Alquelino the boat builder and his little hand trailer.
Wow!  They float!
 
 
 

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