Leeward hull finished

Unfortunately, our workshop is a little bit to small to work on both hulls at the same time. To gain space for the growing windward hull we decided to seal the leeward hull entirely from moisture and store it outdoor.

Deck is sealed with epoxy. The ugly white fabric with the black stripes is peelply. It will be removed just before we paint the hull.
Exhausted but happy: the leeward hull outside the workshop for the first time ever! It weights 190 kg, but no problem for girl power.

Windward hull framing

In analogy to the leeward hull we’ve started the windward hull with the bottom and the bulkheads.

Windward hull bottom and leward hull (on the left)
The bulkheads are glued on the bottom. The workshop is getting a little tight and we might have to move the leeward hull outside.

The next step is to glue the stringer is and shape them (if required)

Stringers are glued in, framing is finished

Leeward hull deck under construction

After the hull shell is finished it need o get closed.

Deck stringers are glued into place. One of the two hatches for the cargo compartments is visible on the left. The hull will get 3 m³ of cargo volume in the first step. If more is needed it could be extended easily later by adding some bow hatches. Right now, the main hull will get 3 collision departments with a length of 2,5 m on each side.

Leeward Hull is coming together

The side panels of the main hull are glued on now. Eventually, it looks like a boat!

Center panels on!
Gluing everything in place with epoxy fillets (white)
Ready for more fillets . . .
Bow panels on
The innovative double asymmetric shape is clearly visible now. The lower section is flat leeward and rounded to windward for improofed helm balance. The middle section comes symmetric and the top section is asymmetric with the bigger volume to leeward (opposite to the lower section). This shape was favored after intensive model testing because of its capsize characteristics: even if the proa heels 90° the righting moment stays positive and keep the boat upside up.
Hull shell almost finished