Build Day 118

Day 118 of the build of "Alanne".  Arrived at Collingwood Boats at 11.00 am.  We went straight to the workshop where "Alanne" is being fitted out.  Adam our carpenter/cabinet maker was on board fitting the internal bulk heads which divide the boat into the various rooms/cabins.  We can now appreciate the actual sizes of each room, they all seem very big.  The painters are busy on the outside of the boat and the gaping holes in the stern deck, have been filled with a composite material which forms the deck and helps soundproof the engine room.
Our main reason for todays visit was to sign a binding contract with Collingwood Boats and to make a stage payment for the completed hull.  We spent more than 2 hours reading the contract and ensuring the specification list for the boat was correct.  We signed on the dotted line and initialed all pages to confirm authenticity.

We now own the hull.

The hull of "Alanne" has been given a unique serial number.  I went back into the workshop and asked Adam to go into the engine compartment and read the number back to me to confirm all was well.  Adam searched around inside using a torch but could not find the number. At that moment the painter appeared and told Adam it was that six inch high sequence of 16  numbers welded into the hull. Adam asked the guy how he knew where to look, he said he watched the welding guy do it.  It didn't seem possible to miss these numbers, but Adam managed it.  After a laugh and a joke I left Adam and the painter to continue with the important job of getting "Alanne" ship shape.
We plan to visit again on Friday 13th June.  Lets hope its not an unlucky day.  Alan McNaughton said that we should see a massive change by then with an expected delivery date in early July.