Mock-up of Interior

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Mock-Up
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   Even the best designer can overlook things. We hope to minimize problems by making a mockup of the interior of the Whelp out of cheep plywood and foam. Areas that are "tight" will become readily apparent. We even found the actual size/dimensions of all of the interior components (speakers, A/C module, watermaker, etc.), made them out of foam, and placed them inside to make sure they would actually fit.

Building The Mock-Up
Mock-Up looking aft from the Main Cabin to Lazerette
Bird's Eye View

Forward
	Looking down and forward from the deck.
Looking aft at the two cabins. See birds eye view above.

Main Cabin
Starboard Aft Corner of the Main Saloon (Including the Hull)	Starboard Aft Corner of the Main Saloon (Including the Companionway)
	Starboard Forward Corner of the Main Saloon

Galley and Lazerette
Looking forward down the ladder into the galley mock up. The head bulkhead is on the right mid.	Looking forward and port from the companion way ladder the galley nook table and the nav table mock up.
Dave Smith in the aft Cabin Mock up. Engine box to th left. Just a corner of the nav table on the right then going down the right side the galley table, the quarter berth and the aft companionway ladder mock up.	Joe Taylor in the Lazerette
Ok, this is what the corners in the interior joinery are going to look like and how they are going to go together. RIGHT?????

Foc's'le
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A panel completed in the focsle. It covers a wire run from under the bunk into the anchor locker. The run contains all of the electrical service for the winches etc.	Mike wiring anchor pressure washer in chain locker.

Midship Cabins
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Port cabin drawers.
Looking forward from port cabin. See the work bench and fo'c'sle.	What the lights look like during a night trial.
Paneling in the Starboard and Port cabins. (You are looking at their aft bulkheads.)

This separation between the forward cabins can be raised or lowered depending on your needs - privicy or space?

Sliding Bunk

Sliding upper bunk compact position.	Sliding bunk extended position.
This bunk is on the starboard side, photos facing aft. This cool feature changes the bed size from a single to a double.

Main Saloon
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Varnishing the Trim

 

	Main Cabin Floor Paneling
Drawers being varnished.	Vacuum Bagging on the panels in the main cabin.
Varnishing going on in the paint shop. This is the surround for the life raft.	Pre-varnished trim in production.
There is a varnished cabinet door on the air conditioning locker. Veneer not yet on the panel to the right.	Veneer vacuumed bagged on. A/C locker door taken off. Pass through to galley visable.
Ty slides the varnished style over the stainless wire chase guard.	Dr. Shew fitting a respirator. The subject reads out loud to make sure that the mask remains tight during talking.
Gluing up the rails and styles on the main cabin. (forward starboard bulkhead)	This is the platform on the aft end of the galley. The rectangular hole in the front is where the circulating heater is located.
	<---- Facing forward, exiting the galley/nav area. You are looking through the main saloon through the hallway and can see the fo'c'sle way up there. (note "clean your feet" sign)

MBBS

	The main saloon is all dolled up for its presentation during the Maine Boatbuilders Show.
Main cabin stairs.	Grandma and Grandpa Sprague ensconced on UltraSuede.
Hanging doors and fitting floors. Christian is working on the doors, while Steve's on floors.

Galley and Navigation
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Floor, Door, and Nav Table

Phin Sprague, Jr. --

"Elsewhere on the boat the Caprails are being installed. The Bottom is being faired and is scheduled to be painted the week of June 16th. The engine box is being completed. The doors, door frames, cabinet doors and frames are getting the second to last coat of varnish. The booms are being painted. The dolphin striker and whisker stay spreaders are almost finished. The boom gallows is being designed. The travelers are about to be started, the turnbuckles and stanchions have arrived. The computer is being built. The electrical panels are being built. The blocks are being built. The corian counters are scheduled for delivery next week. The shower pans are ready for gelcoating. We have extended the boat ramp in preparation for launching. "

Nav station first fitting. Peter has roughed out the nav station and now it is being fitted to make sure that all of the issues are addressed.

Interior Design Details

 

Steve is attaching the Celutex insulation foam to the stainless refrigeration boxes, This foam is more efficient than other foams but has the unfortunate propensity to absorb moisture. It therefor has to be carefully encapsulated in aluminum foil and later epoxy to keep the moist air away from it.
This is the form for the Ice Box lid.
This is the bulkhead aft of the galley Settee separating the quarter berth from the work space. We are beginning to apply the paneling . the grounding strap for the single side band a 3 ich copper ribbon will travel under the white panels.
This is the aft quarterberth for the captain or whomever is on call for ondeck emergencies. It's on the port side, aft of the nav and galley table.	Speaking of the galley, these are a few of the hardware parts for the sink system sitting on top of the corian countertop.