The fit-out was undertaken by Harry Watson Smith of Camrod Marine. A lot of thought went into the planning of the layout and the building of the components. It is difficult to recall the exact sequence of activities, except that I began work at the bow then worked aft. I designed, built and installed the major components first, then came back to finish off the detail.
The wood used is Myrtle or Myrtus – look here… I tried to get Tasmania Myrtle but could not get sufficient so the 2 cubic meters came from South America. I then had to get 50 sheets of ply veneered onto waterproof ply of different thicknesses. This I did but it turned out too dark for my requirement so back to the yard for more veneers and 50 more sheets.
Here are a series of photos taken during the construction phase. The next was the dodger here…
Construction photographs
