Tuesday 26 February 2013

THE BEGINNING OF A DREAM

This blog will catalog the Construction of  " Jigsaw " , A 20 meter HouseBoat Catamaran that hopefully I will be able to retire on in my Latter Years . Construction is currently in progress using Fiberglass covered Dual skin Ply over Frame technique for boat construction .
Why " Jigsaw " , how else do you build a 20 m boat in a 6 m garage , Piece by Piece  of Course !!


Although designed as a Houseboat ,this vessel is well capable of Coastal Crusing  ,  1.2 meter wingdeck clearance , multiple watertight compartments and "Hull within a Hull"  Design allows for a greater range than your normal type houseboat and the strength to withstand the varied conditions it may encounter .
The Hulls are tied together with 5 primary bulkheads that transverse across the Main deck and Lock into the watertight structures within the hulls . Primary  accommodation is all above the  main Hulls   , these are only utilised as Storage and engineering area's but still have normal head clearance for good access . Main Deck consists of 2 Large Staterooms forward each with ensuite and 2 smaller staterooms aft of them with shared ammenities , aft of these are open sidedecks for external access and aft of this is a Workshop Area ( ManCave) .
Upper Deck consists of a Lounge area  , Kitchen  and Main Bridge with open areas either side of the Forward section .