26 August 2024
BiBi is currently cruising down the Iberian coast. You may see him on AIS at [...]
22 August 2024
SV Bibi arrived to Spain, at anchor in Carino until Saturday.
Keel
Keel was a plasma cut from 16 mm steel plate for the fin and 10 [...]
Rudder & Skeg
Rudder was done by laminating together four layers of 9 mm okume plys. Then shaped [...]
Inside the shell
Sanding. Again!!! It took 5 full days, tons of sanding paper and gallons of sweat [...]
Hull rolling over
Finally came the time to roll her over. I had built two strong frames to [...]
Laminating
For laminating I had asked for help from professional boat builder Piotr Czarniecki , who [...]
Planking
Planking was a time consuming job, and I got my friend to help me with [...]
Stringers
When all the frames into their positions, I fitted the bunk sides, and cockpit sides, [...]
Setting Frames on the Jig
All the frames are done, so I can dismantle the table, and finish my jig. [...]
Making the frames
To make the stern took me about 19 hours, the most of time [...]
Just starting
After 4 months of waiting finally I got my delivery of materials. Unfortunately transport [...]