16m Elite Mid Pilothouse Motor Yacht

Serim removing the CNC cut hull framing from the nested panels

18/18

Sven installing plywood hull sheathing

1/18

Hull fairing has commenced

2/18

Third & final layer

3/18

Exterior lamination. First of three layers of fiberglass.

4/18

Both sides done

5/18

Starboard completed

6/18

Pre-epoxying the Balsa core sheets

7/18

Fiberglass inside laminate laid over the plywood. The pre-epoxied, end grain Balsa core is then placed on top - of the still wet - Fiberglass bond layer

8/18

Keel being laminated. Note - First board on the right is the Hardwood Keel batten

9/18

Bill (Designer) and Gareth (Team Leader) finalising some points before build commences

10/18

Girders installed & shaping the chines

11/18

Stem installed. Sven & Aaron fitting chines to stem

12/18

All stood-up

13/18

Grid marked out and first frames stood-up

14/18

Fiberglassing one of the outside girders

15/18

Stem being laminated

16/18

Frames being assembled

17/18

Serim removing the CNC cut hull framing from the nested panels

18/18