Amerigo Vespucci – hull finishing COMPLETE from 25 April 2020

Hull finishing

12 May 2020  Figurehead carved, painted, fitted. HULL FINISHED

12 May 2020  Forward decoration on either side fitted

 

11 May 2020  Stern walk rail, name and decoration fitted and glued

11 May 2020  Stern walk and strake fitted and glued

10 May 2020  Port and starboard side port covers fitted

 

10 May 2020  Port and starboard side ports fitted

10 May 2020  Stem and stern gold stripes cut and glued

10 May 2020  Starboard side gold stripes cut and glued

10 May 2020  Port side gold stripes cut and glued

10 May 2020  Starboard side and stern black stripes created using black paper strips and paint infill

8 May 2020  Port side black stripes created using black paper strips and paint infill

8 May 2020  Starboard side ports marked using pattern and drilled

7 May 2020  Port side ports marked using pattern and drilled

7 May 2020  Deck access cut fore and aft, port and starboard on main deck.  

7 May 2020  Hull marked out ready for painting

6 May 2020  Rail bases fitted around each deck

6 May 2020  Rudder shaped, mounted. Screw installed

5 May 2020  Hull undercoated in white acrylic

5 May 2020  Superstructure 2 fitted

5 May 2020  Superstructure 2 completed with fittings

4 May 2020  Superstructure 2 rough preparation

4 May 2020  Superstructure 1 fitted

4 May 2020  Superstructure 1 completed ready for fitting

4 May 2020  Superstructure no 1 with fittings (bull’s eye windows, doors, decorative shields, handrail supports, handrail) prepared

3 May 2020  Superstructure no 1 assembled with stiffeners

2 May 2020  Decks varnished

2 May 2020  Decks covered with wood laminers and trimmed

2 May 2020  10 cm lengths of 3mm wood laminate cut and glued with measured fillers on foredeck, trimmed and on forepeak untrimmed

1 May 2020  10 cm lengths of 3mm wood laminate cut and glued with measured fillers on quarterdeck untrimmed

1 May 2020  10 cm lengths of 3mm wood laminate cut and glued with measured fillers on main deck

28 April 2020  Hull filled and sanded several times

 

25 April 2020  Hull roughly scraped and sanded ready for further filling and sanding before painting