Today I liberated the DIdi 40 Cr hull from the building frame in preparation for turning it on Monday. The task went to plan and I applied just enough tension on the chain blocks that connected to the slings holding the hull so that the hull did not slip lower on the frame. As I progressed from stern to bow I had released eight of the twelve supports before the supports started to lift away from the reference marks.
Once all the supports were released I raised the hull high enough to fit the rear cradle to the building frame. That will be completed tomorrow in time for the turn on Monday.
Another milestone of sorts was completing the wet sanding of the International Interprotect two pack epoxy primer on the hull below the water line. I figured it was easier to sand while the hull was upside down. The environmental dust that had settled on the hull was a good sanding guide and the more I sanded the cleaner and more slippery the hull became. For the last section today I was worried about sliding off the hull and thinking of the song “Slip Sliding Away.” It is corny I know but one of the names I had thought about for the boat was “Destination” and the song goes “The nearer your destination the more you go slip sliding away”
A slippery looking hull when washed down to keep the dust from annoying the neighbours
Yes it is starting to lift off the building frame.
Just a one hand pull on the one tonne chain block to lift the stern of our Didi 40 Cr
The aft cradle is positioned ready for level measurement and securing to the building frame.