Monat: Januar 2026

After more than two weeks of preparation, I was finally able to glue the rest of the deck in place. The preparation mainly consisted of painting the interior. This is easier and less unpleasant in an open space. I also painted the underside of the deck panels, which is much easier to do on a table than from underneath after installation.

A friend helped me with the gluing. Before gluing, we screwed handles onto the panels so that we could lift and position them without smearing epoxy everywhere.

I am very happy with the result; everything went according to plan.

A short break after work to admire the result…

As in the front part of the boat, the wooden areas here will also be painted blue.

As with the underside of the hull, I first had to laminate fibreglass strips over all the edges. This went much better than on the underside.

I also used biax fabric instead of woven fibreglass for the deck. I found a 610 gram fabric that allowed me to achieve the required thickness in one go.

As always, I covered everything with a layer of peel-ply at the end.

All areas under the cockpit have now been painted.
So it was time to finalise the design of the cockpit floor and benches.

I sourced extra-strong aluminium hatches for the access openings (many thanks to Manuel Bürgi from Marina Sport in Horw). These hatches are completely watertight and sturdy. This is important because I have completely separated the area in the middle, under the cockpit floor, from the other areas and therefore need a hatch there.
I will install small, waterproof boxes in the backrests for storing small items and food.