M.V. Soft Rocker

Wheelhouse

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Wheel House Sole (Hatches over Engine Room)

Companion Way to Forward Cabin

Wheel House Walls

Wheel House Roof

Wheel House Windows

Wheel House Doors

Aft Wheel House Bulkhead and Window Openings

Wheel House Consoles

Overhead Wheel House Console and Head Liner

Wheel House Sole. (Hatches over Engine Room)



Removable floor beams

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Glass detail at floor hull joint

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Companion Way to Forward Cabin.

Companionway flanked by part of frame for dashboard

Shower / Head on right (Port Side)

Stairs swing up for access to sump and shower plumbing.

Looking down from wheelhouse into forward cabin

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Wheel House Walls.

Lath mock up of starboard wheelhouse wall

Waxing mold	Masking off door and windows

Spraying gelcoat on mold	Gelled Mold ready for core
Fitting airex core	Vacuum bag applying pressure to airex core
Ready for last layers of glass

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Completed part in place


Wheel house / forward deck joint port	Wheel house / forward deck joint starboard

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Wheel House Roof.

Visor mold

Visor mold with mock up of lines attached to roof mold	Spraying visor mold

	Construction of Wheel House Roof Mold

Roof mold after it has been gelled

First layers of glass....	.Airex fitted in place.......
Vacuum bagging process begins	Flood coat of resin on core
Final layers of glass to complete "sandwich".	Beams for securing head liner and conduit for wiring.

Out of mold

Modifications to lines

Lifting wheelhouse roof onto boat

Paul, the acrobat (nice to have younger people around)

Lifting the roof into place

Done (fits)

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Wheel House Windows.

Window mold built in place (inside view)	Outside view of window mold
Recesses for glass windows	Vacuum bagging airex into window frame
Airex installed - .Ready for last layers of glass
Inside glassing complete	Mold removed from outside
Completed view from inside

Window recesses trimmed and ready for preparation.
(Visor will be trimmed to match roof camber and window lines)

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Wheel House Doors.

White gel in mold

first layers of glass

Airex core and mount for lock assembly

Door out of mold with hardware installed

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Aft Wheel House Bulkhead.


Mold for bulkhead with opening windows

Spraying gel coat on bulkhead mold

Airex in place, then vacuum bagged

Last layers of glass applied ready to have mold remo	Mold removed - aft wheel house bulkhead completed. (These windows will open

Window openings cut out (viewed from inside)

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Wheel House Consoles.



Cardboard Mock Ups	Completed Frames

Locker face below doors










	Instrument Panels ( Spare on hand for future use )


Port Console	Top slides forward to provide more working area

Starboard Console