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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This Me, Jack the sailing dog as a little puppy. Mom said I was getting the knack of which line to pull on #puppys #dogpuppy #dogsonadventures #puppylove #puppyvideos #puppies #boatlife

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The Double Handed World Offshore Championship is coming to Lorient Grand Large with the support of Yacht Club de France and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in September this year 🔥🌊 The championship will take place off the coast of Brittany in a fleet of Sun Fast 30 One Design yachts 😮‍💨

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Ballin' in Key West ⛵️ Just another day on a mooring ball in Key West. ⛵️💨 No dock fees. No AC bill. Just breeze, blue water, and dolphins off the bow. Stan Loveday is living the life most only dream about—spending $450/month on the water while folks at the marina drop $3k for less freedom and more heat. 🎧 Full episode: https://tinyurl.com/SaltyPodcast66 #SaltyAbandon #SaltyPodcast #Sailing #LiveaboardLife #KeyWestLiving

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Cap Camarat 8.5 WA boasts dynamically fluid design that makes this an elegant boat perfectly suited to coastal cruising and fishing. Ultra-seaworthy it achieves everything it sets out to, with an uncluttered cockpit, plenty of room, generous sunbathing platform and real comfort for four persons. Find the best selection of Jeanneau charter yachts, both motor and sailing, on our specialized site Jeanneau Yacht Selection: http://www.jeanneauyachtselection.com/

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