Have you ever wondered how we get the grain pattern on our bulkheads to match the doors? It’s easy really, our doors are cut out from the bulkheads. Our bulkheads are laminated in place, they are made of two, 15mm thick marine grade plywood panels bonded together, there is also 0.9-1.2mm thick Sapele mahogany veneer on each side. This is the wood you see once the bulkhead is finished and we like it to match the door, perfectly. Before the bulkhead can be fitted, if there is a doorway, it needs to be added. This poses a few problems. Because every boat is individually built, one boat differs from the next so each yacht uses wood from the same tree, and this keeps the colour and grain pattern consistent throughout, but cutting out a door from a bulkhead would cause the bulkhead to flex. Even at over 30mm (1 1/4 in) thick a little flex could cause a problem and make it difficult to close a door once it’s installed. For this reason, we cut out the door, add the laminated Sapele mahogany frame to the bulkhead and 6mm of solid Sapele mahogany around the door and then fit the door into the bulkhead and secure the two together. Only then do we fit the bulkhead into position on the yacht. Once the bulkhead is securely laminated in place, the doors are removed and labelled before varnishing. The doors and the bulkheads are varnished separately. The bulkheads remain unvarnished to allow the GRP laminate and glues that attach the bulkhead to the hull to bond fully with the wood. Once the bulkheads are laminated in place, then they can be varnished, by hand and brush to give a thick, hard-wearing finish. #wearesirius #SiriusWerft #Sirius #siriusyachts #Yacht #Yachting #Sailing #Sailboat #Decksaloon #decksalon #BluewaterCruiser #OffshoreCruiser #LiftingKeel #Twinkeel #BilgeKeel #Handbuilt #Sailingyacht #Sailingboat #BlueWaterSailing #GoAnywhereCruiser #Swingkeel #OceanSailing #Circumnavigation #DreamYacht #Segeln #SailingLife #SailingLifeStyle #LiveABoard #SailingInstagram #YachtingWorld

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Tin parte. Rimaniamo soli, anche se soli veramente non lo siamo mai. Penso a tutti gli amici che hanno viaggiato con noi e hanno lasciato un segno del loro passaggio. Mi viene in mente la scatola svuota-tasche creata da Max nella traversata atlantica di andata, le ricette di Paolo, l’apriscatole regalato da @_originale dopo la traversata atlantica di ritorno che ha risolto non pochi problemi (😂). Poi ancora la tecnica insegnata da Ale su come chiudere in modo ordinato una vela di prua, il gin di Tin che accompagna serate di chiacchiere e musica, l’elastico per pescare del buon Guido insieme a Federico (insieme a centomila insegnamenti), i libri di Gabri, gli scoobydoo di Titti. Ripenso alle corde di chitarra arrivate insieme a Isa, Enrico e tutta la Jack’s family, la felpa e i pantaloncini di Francesca e Matteo, la cerata di Tony, i semi di Teo, Claudio neanche a dirlo… Insomma, come il nostro cuore, anche Julia si riempie di ricordi… Il resto della giornata è dedicato 100% al lavoro. Abbiamo parecchie call da fare, perché in navigazione abbiamo preferito non farne. Infine, domani lasceremo Julia in porto fino a domenica. Andremo in un posto che chi ci segue da un po’ potrebbe indovinare 🫢 Provate nei commenti 🤭 A domani Cami

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