Marine | Boatyard

The dreaded lurgie has affected the building of the Clubs two new mark laying boats at the Boat Development Company’s manufacturing facility in Cowes on the Isle of White, in the UK. Due to delays in the supply chain and workers self-isolating, completion of the first boat, Hull 020, has slipped back until the end of March next year. The new boat is based on a Nelson 35 design with the hull being the Nelson but with a completely new design of deck and pilot house.

Moulding of Hull 020 began in June

The hull was taken out of the mould on 29 September.

The Caterpillar C7.1 engine was made in the UK and delivered to the yard at the end of July

Hull 020 after removal from the mould

As the deck and wheelhouse were a totally new design the boatyard built a plug of the final design so as to be able to make the mould for the new boats.

In conjunction with this work other moulds were produced.

This is the mould for the wheelhouse sole, console front and top and the companion way to the fore cabin area. It looks strange as it is upside down

At the same time work continued inside the hull. At the same time the forward part of the plug work of the wheelhouse and foredeck was offered up to the hull. This allows the internal moulding for the fore cabin to begin while the superstructure moulding continues.

Wheelhouse plug placed on the hull

Plug mounted on the hull so as to continue work on the forward cabin moulding

Meanwhile with the removal of hull 020 from the mould the lay up of hull 021 began.