Cooperation with sponsor - PERLES tools

For those who didn't read all my blogs I 'd like to make a brief review of my work.
I started to build a unique wooden schonner four years ago and I invested around 6000 work hours in this project.
The schooner is called Cassiopeia and is almost ready. During the process I got a lot of new experiences and I had to overcome many challenges but the satisfaction is enormous.

I realised that making a boat on your own is even more difficult than building a house. A lot of hand work, stability calculation, irregular shapes, carving massive wood etc. 
I'm very grateful to all my donators, sponsors and friends who helped me realise my dreams. The most supportive was my family.





The past weeks were quite busy-  a lot of never-ending sanding and focusing on details. Also finishing the interior, electricity and little artistic details that will make Cassiopeia special.

 

Having good tools at work is very important.
I used the drilling machine that my mum gave as a gift to my dad when they were at my age and it's still working! That's amazing. And I'm so glad that the same company now called PERLES has become my main sponsor. I'm sure that using best quality tools will help me finish the boat faster.

The biggest challenges during the work process

One of the hardest works was fixing the topside and bulwarks, made up of massive oak wood.
 Follow the photos how I managed to curve massive wooden boards:

 

The next challenge was covering the deck with teak:

 

And finally the balance calculations and fitting the ballast. But first I had to lift Cassiopeia for about  60 cm using the hydraulic lift

 

Back again

Dear friends!

I'd like to announce that my beautiful Cassiopeia has been almost finished. I'm twenty now and I've invested around 6000 hours of work into this project.

First, I have to apologize to those who followed my blog since I've stopped writing it for a while.
I was quite ill last year and I had other challenges to deal with, but as soon as I got better I continue the building process. I'm stronger than ever and ready to put my beauty into the sea very soon.

Yes, I managed to install the new engine 😊, constructed the interior, put teak on the deck and finished a lot of details, everything handmade.
Today I'd like to share some latest photos with you and thank to all my friends who are helping me  at works. 

Can you imagine that yesterday I was buying the interior lights and the stove?