Sequence of construction

The order in which things are build and installed is very important. Here we try to list, as well as possible, the correct sequence of what needs to be build and/or installed before each phase of the project can be finished.

Pre-Construction

• Pre-cut sternpost, bow, segments of the keel, well for the keel/daggerboard, cnc bulkheads.
• Set up compressor, planer, shop vac, and other major tools for the shop.
• Inventory all tools, supplies, and materials available.

Temporary framing

• Build and set up all construction framing.
• Place markers, tapes, and other measurement aids.
• Double check levels and alignment.

Construction (indoors)

• Hull body:
• Placement of the keel/daggerboard well.
• Stempost.
• Strip planking.
• Inside fiberglassing of the hull body.
• Placement of the keel and longitudinal stringers
• Floors, partners, knees, clamps.
• Carlins, deck.
• Bulkheads, frames, partial bulkheads, longitudinal walls.
• Sternpost, transom.
• Glassing all internal junctions and connections between structural elements.
• Removal of what remains of temporary framing, placement of blocks and boat supports.
• Fairing and glassing outside of hull.
• Covering outside surfaces with Line-X Ultra.
• Red strip along waterline.
• Application of coppercoat below waterline.
• Apply Line-X (white) to inside of hull.
• Installation of glasses, hatches, portholes, and doors.

Construction (outdoors)

• Insulation.
• Flue, scoop.
• Water tanks.
• First toilet, holding tanks, vents, grinding pump, other related pumps.
• Basic plumbing lines.
• Electrical systems to connect to shore power, battery chargers.
• Inside panels (lexan, honeycomb).
• Diesel tanks.
• Battery banks, connections, flooding banks with transformer oil.
• Basic electric lines.
• Installation of granny bars, rails.
• Rudders, control lines, tiller setup, steering wheel.
• Propulsion motors, controller, cooling system, saildrives, tunnels, propellers.
• All through hulls.
• Lighting protection, baseplate.
• Anchors, windlass, chain lockers.
• Internal doors, watertight doors, sliding doors, accesses.
• Bow thruster.
• Davits, pilothouse arc.
• Pumps, bilge pumps, manual pumps.
• Captain's chair.
• Blade a.k.a. "Dolphin Slicer".
• Rain water collection and treatment.
• Desalinizers.
• Refueling station, tanks loading, gray water discharge station.
• Non-skid soles.
• Glow-in-the-dark accent lines around the sheer line, pilothouse roof, arc, etc.
• Cleats, fairleads.
• Work bench, workshop.

Construction (on the water)

• Second toilet.
• Essential navigation equipment, chartplotter.
• All safety equipment.
• Communications, VHF
• Water systems, pumps, gravity feed water tank, sinks, faucets, showers.
• Inside lights, fans, reading lights.
• Roll attenuation (reaction wheel).
• Beds, cabinets.
• Distributed electrical system (IOT).
• Navigation lights.
• Dock lines, fenders.
• Inflatable dingy.
• Fire extinguishers, automatic fire prevention system, smoke detectors, CO2 detectors.
• Review all manuals, placards, checklists, signage, documentation.

Maiden voyage, shakedown

• Furniture, cushions, trims, tables, berths, chairs.
• Keel.
• Bell.
• Flag.
• Diving equipment, compressor, tanks.

During operation

• Refrigerators, freezer.
• Rollers.
• Galley, stove, ovens.
• Advanced navigation equipment.
• Cockpit table, cushions.
• Radar, sonar, AIS.
• Internet access via WiFi and GSM (satellite?).
• Pilothouse ceiling control panels (final setup).
• Heaters (diesel and solid fuel), day tank.
• Diesel filtering system.
• Energy generation system (Genset? Fuel Cell? Stirling engine?).
• Solar panels, chargers.
• Natural cooling system.
• Lazarette, crane.
• Wall covers, edges.
• Interior handholds.
• Sound systems, projector.
• Glow-in-the-dark signage, outside accents, inside safety reflective lines.
• Telescopic mast.
• Landermill.
• Wood utensils.
• Trash compactor.
• Linens, cuttlery, drinkware, cooking stuff.
• Hoses, outside shower, deck washing gear.
• Distributed WiFi, computers, entertainment systems.