Mast ordered. Waiting for delivery. While looking on their site for this AYS logo, I also found a nice photo from…

Birgit has been busy with the sewing machine, and the saloon now has upholstered cushions. We were lucky buy a roll…

We have now achieved a huge milestone towards completing our boat. It is now airtight. Today we attached the last of…

Grief kept me from updating this blog for a few months. Time eases the pain, and I have been asked to…

The genoa tracks are fitted to the forward end of the turret roof. Usually, these are through bolted on the roof,…

A design modification that I discussed with the designer are these rubbing strakes. Rather than painting a stripe along the upper…

There is a general level of excitement around here now that we will again have electricity. For the boat, we had…

We have 6 flexible solar panels, each 100 watts, to cover the aft end of the cockpit roof. Once the roof…

Our efforts to keep the boat dry are over now that the boat is completely covered with a good coat of…

The turret is the roof over the saloon, the cabin that sits on the bridgedeck between the two hulls. We had…

Progress on the boat will accelerate now that I am no longer working. Being a full-time boat builder has benefits, but…

The void at the aft end of the port hull has finally been closed in. For a long time, we were…