The month of August was even busier than usual, with the launch of two boats in quick succession.
As already mentioned, the Catalyst GT then, a few short days later, it was Te Whara V’s turn. Of course, there was a whole lot of work that had to be completed before the launch could happen.
Te Whara V’s official photo shoot is happening in October; we will have all those photos for you in the next newsletter.
In our last newsletter, we left off with the exterior fairing underway….
…. and once finished, undercoating can start. This is the first coat being applied
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Fairing before the final undercoat is sprayed
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Post-curing: We build a temporary oven over the whole boat, warm it to about 50 degrees Celsius and hold it there for about ten hours. This ensures that all resin, filler and undercoats are fully stabilized before final finish coats are applied
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Saloon cabinetry being installed
4/19
Galley countertops dry fit
5/19
First gloss topcoat. Two to go.
6/19
Cabin and cabinet doors. Stained and polyurethaned. All interior fitout and cabinetry construction are done in-house
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Sven laying out the teak planking for one of the cockpit seat tops
8/19
Interior painting completed
9/19
Cabin doors installed
10/19
Carbon fibre veneer installed on the dashboard
11/19
Saloon cabinets and a two-drawer drinks fridge installed
12/19
She has a name
13/19
Anchor chain ready to be loaded into the chain locker
14/19
Installing some essential equipment
15/19
72 hours to launch
16/19
Launch day
17/19
Sea trials. Her official photo shoot is scheduled for this month so keep an eye on our social media where we will announce when the photos are published on our website
18/19
Congratulations to the whole team, another outstanding effort
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…. and once finished, undercoating can start. This is the first coat being applied
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