There's a moment in the development of a boat when the deck goes down permanently and the long development process seems to finally be coming to an end. It's the same in home building. When the roof of a new home goes on one can stroll around the interior and get a sense of the spaces and, from the outside the home takes shape and begins to show it's style and design to passers by. This week the Back Cove 30 "got it's roof" and she is every bit as beautiful as we imagined she would be from her drawings.
Before the real deal happens a couple of dry runs are performed to ensure that the interior bulkheads are trimmed to fit precisely the the curvatures of the underside of the deck.
Once the deck is dropped into it's final position, the crew makes the last tests and then lifts slightly to apply a generous amount of marine sealant that will keep the hull to deck joint dry. (By the way this is what we refer to as a shoe box joint with the deck overlapping the hull by a couple of inches.) Once in place with the sealant in the joint, the deck is mechanically fastened to the hull using stainless steel fasteners.
Over the next couple of weeks final work will be performed to the interior and by the 28th of June we'll be taking her down to the water for sea-trials. Stay tuned it won't be long now
