Sorry but this is only for italians
Monday, May 30, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Start Date
Start Date
I have received confirmation that the aluminium will be delivered week 23. So we have set the date for the real start of boat building
June 8 2011
For that day Davide will come to meet with the team that will work at the construction of the hull. He will supervise me and the welder during the work. So this wrap up will serve to give us the instructions to start the actual welding. For any further assistance we will be able to call him, but till august 15 he will be abroad and reachable only by mail.
I can't wait for it.
I have received confirmation that the aluminium will be delivered week 23. So we have set the date for the real start of boat building
June 8 2011
For that day Davide will come to meet with the team that will work at the construction of the hull. He will supervise me and the welder during the work. So this wrap up will serve to give us the instructions to start the actual welding. For any further assistance we will be able to call him, but till august 15 he will be abroad and reachable only by mail.
I can't wait for it.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
An Italian
21.5.11 An Italian
When I decided to write this blog I went for english for reasons of number of people interested reading it. I had not found any italian actually building a boat of this size.
It was a while I was not visiting Dix site, and I did it to solve my new problem: WELDING.
People try to scare you about welding aluminium , not last the guy I called to replace a window that when I asked for a small modification said: "Oh no, aluminium cannot be welded!"
SO I was studying Robert assembly manual, readind papers on welding, trying to understand a table of offsets and a lofting floor, and by browsing Dix website I found the link to Alemar45.
An italian is building a Dix and I do not know it????!!
And he is in Firenze?
I must meet him!
So today I visited Marco. A software expert that now is also an expert welder!. He started only few months ago and he has already completed keel and hull and turned the boat! All this was done by him personally with the help of Alessio who is a carpenter. Amazing, and very conforting: it can be done!
He explained me some of his difficulties, but being a positive man he stressed the fact that it was not so difficult. We exchange some opinions of the fact that he wants to paint the boat blue with teak deck. I tried to dissuade him. My personal experience is very negative with both options.
We shall see I think we will keep in contact in the near future and I will try to catch him with the work progress.
When I decided to write this blog I went for english for reasons of number of people interested reading it. I had not found any italian actually building a boat of this size.
It was a while I was not visiting Dix site, and I did it to solve my new problem: WELDING.
People try to scare you about welding aluminium , not last the guy I called to replace a window that when I asked for a small modification said: "Oh no, aluminium cannot be welded!"
SO I was studying Robert assembly manual, readind papers on welding, trying to understand a table of offsets and a lofting floor, and by browsing Dix website I found the link to Alemar45.
An italian is building a Dix and I do not know it????!!
And he is in Firenze?
I must meet him!
So today I visited Marco. A software expert that now is also an expert welder!. He started only few months ago and he has already completed keel and hull and turned the boat! All this was done by him personally with the help of Alessio who is a carpenter. Amazing, and very conforting: it can be done!
He explained me some of his difficulties, but being a positive man he stressed the fact that it was not so difficult. We exchange some opinions of the fact that he wants to paint the boat blue with teak deck. I tried to dissuade him. My personal experience is very negative with both options.
We shall see I think we will keep in contact in the near future and I will try to catch him with the work progress.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Order Completed
5.5.11 Order Aluminium
The order for the aluminium has been placed. We must only wait. Most likely will be here around the end of may.
Free time now for thinking at other details like
Stop going crazy
The order for the aluminium has been placed. We must only wait. Most likely will be here around the end of may.
Free time now for thinking at other details like
- engine Yanmar
- shaft Vetus
- propeller ?
- hatches Goyot
- rack pinion for rudder
- paint or cover with tbs?
- Antal or Harken?
- anchor CQR or Rocna
- Toilet Lavac
- Fridge compressor Danfoss or Glacier Bay
- Bimini Sunbrella?
- Vesconite!
- CE certification
- Mastervolt?
- Tank Tender!
Stop going crazy
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