We have another short week for boat building so I am doing fill in jobs. Today I made the access ladder which will be very handy once the hull is turned and another job off the list. Yesterday I skipped sailing the Laser and glued up some 12 mm plywood to make 24 mm plywood planks for the steps and rails. It took all of today to shape the components and glue them together. The photo shows some temporary cross bracing to keep the structure square until the glue cures.
The plans for the Didi 40 Cr comprise the original plans for the Didi 38 plus some additional frame details for the extended Didi 40 Cr. The ladder is further aft in the Didi 40 Cr so some adjustment to the profile shown in the Didi 38 was needed. I also measured up the stairs on our Sun Odyssey 37, Passion, and was surprised to find that the tread depth and height are exactly the same. Passion’s treads are made from 24 mm ply so I thought I would do the same on the new boat.
I had considered installing the water heater under the stairs but there is not enough space. The bottom of the wet locker in the head is however the right size and it will make the bottom of the locker a similar depth to Passion.
Most days I spend a couple of hours sanding the roller pattern off the last coat of Interprotect. It has cured to a very hard surface so I should have done this job within three days of the last coat.
The access ladder for our Didi 40 Cr.