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Some time ago we had a post about the way our Steelhead Davit was installed in 2009 during the commissioning of Sylken Sea. I won’t go into that again here, we will just fast forward to the spring of 2026, probably April? I’m down in the lazarette and …

Some time ago we had a post about the way our Steelhead Davit was installed in 2009 during the commissioning of Sylken Sea. I won’t go into that again here, we will just fast forward to the spring of 2026, probably April? I’m down in the lazarette and …

The ceiling project moved along a bit slowly as life got in the way. So far the Salon, Galley and Pilot House are completed. We are not sure how much further we will take it. In hindsight it would have been a lot easier to have just covered the vinyl r…

The ceiling project moved along a bit slowly as life got in the way. So far the Salon, Galley and Pilot House are completed. We are not sure how much further we will take it. In hindsight it would have been a lot easier to have just covered the vinyl r…

 It was a little more difficult removing the vinyl than we had expected. Glued up with 3M 5200! Anyway they are down. I must say, the boats are well built. Good beefy stringers support the deck above. All nicely glassed in.

 It was a little more difficult removing the vinyl than we had expected. Glued up with 3M 5200! Anyway they are down. I must say, the boats are well built. Good beefy stringers support the deck above. All nicely glassed in.

We have decided to attempt to get the ‘look’ of the classic glass/teak that we find attractive in a trawler. So we obtained some rough teak boards and milled them to a dimension we think will suit the boat and the ‘look’ we are after. Here are the trim…

We have decided to attempt to get the ‘look’ of the classic glass/teak that we find attractive in a trawler. So we obtained some rough teak boards and milled them to a dimension we think will suit the boat and the ‘look’ we are after. Here are the trim…

Our 2009 KK48 North Sea was delivered with a padded vinyl ceiling. This was the first 48 delivered with this way. Previous boats much to our envy were delivered with a beautiful glass/teak trimmed ceiling. Over time the plasticizers in the vinyl began …

Our 2009 KK48 North Sea was delivered with a padded vinyl ceiling. This was the first 48 delivered with this way. Previous boats much to our envy were delivered with a beautiful glass/teak trimmed ceiling. Over time the plasticizers in the vinyl began …