Goodbye!

It's goodbye to Lynne and Dennis and good luck on your journey south.

Lynden made it into the business pages of The Times newspaper on 23rd June with an article about Tristar Boats and living aboard!

Details

Here are a couple of photos the rose marquetry plate rack that was so popular at the Crick Boat Show!

On the water

Lynden is nearly ready to leave us. here are some photos of her on the water back at Redhill Marina.

At Crick Boat Show

Well the excitement is over. We had a great time at the boat show, the weather was beautiful and everyone was very complimentary about the boat. Here are a few photos, more to follow.

Ready to go

On the water

Here is Lynden on the water briefly before being trucked to Crick for the Boat Show.

Finishing off

We've got some lovely photos of the interior dressed for the Crick boat show, (will put them on here soon.) here is the last shot of the boat in the workshop.

Blacking

Matt has finished blacking the hull so now Lynden is beginning to look finished. Just a few days until we launch her...

Dinette

(Poor quality!) photo of the lovely Pullman dinette cushions by Marcus and Lisa and the striped table top by Dave. Better photos to follow...

Cratch cover

Pete fitted the cratch cover today. It looks stunning against the white and black.

Stern cover

Pete Roberts fitted the stern cover today. It looks amazing!

Paintwork

Matt is doing the finishing touches to the paintwork this week.  He's finished the anti slip panels on the roof,  tomorrow he will start on the gunwales.

Roses

The finished roses.

Kangaroo

Jason is working on the kangaroo and koala. He's really put the hours in this week; his artwork is amazing!

Roses

We're very pleased to have Jason Billman doing the decoration on Lynden. He's making a start on some rose clusters today.

White

The cabin topsides are white and Matt is preparing for the final coats of white to be put on tomorrow ready for the decorative painting next week.

Exterior

Work on the exterior is continuing as Matt progresses through shades of grey towards white. The boat is now primed and thoroughly rubbed down and he will be top coating this week.

Sanding

Matt's signing back the primer now. He's sprayed a dusting coat in purple as a guide.

The outside

The boat is now in the painting workshop. We're very excited about the exterior paintwork. The boat has been prepped for her coat of white and then Jason will be coming in to work his magic on the kangaroo and koala!

Inside out

We've cleared out of the inside now and the boat has gone!...into the painting workshop. The interior is looking more homely now the stove chimney is in, we're just waiting for the cushions and sofa and curtains to finish it off. Photos to follow...

Cratch and stern covers

Pete came in to pattern for the covers today. There will be a cratch and a stern cover in deep cherry red which will match the signpainting.

Bathroom

The bathroom is partially installed, complete with delicate pebble mosaic in the shower seen here ready for grouting.

Lounge

Here are some more photos of the lounge

Bedroom

The bedroom is coming along nicely. The overbed cupbaords are in spanning the whole cabin side and Dave's made a brilliant cross-bed with a gliding pull-across mechanism which will make bedtime really easy.

Bathroom

Dave is progressing well with the bathroom, the shower is nearly in and the washbasin/vanity unit is looking stunning.

Dresser

The specially designed dresser which we've stained a deeper oak so it stands alone as a piece of furniture rather than being another 'built-in' element of the boat. It looks beautiful.

Stove

The hearth is tiled and once it's grouted the stove can go in. The slate tiles look really great and will compliment the burgundy upholstery.

Dinette

The dinette and table top are done, we're waiting for the fabric for the cushions now.

Kitchen nearly finished

Dave is just making the high level cupboard in the kitchen, then the kitchen will be ready for trimming.

Kitchen

Here is the partially finished kitchen with the Hanex worksurface in place.

Dinette

We've moved swiftly on to the dinette now and Dave is making a lovely stripey oak and sapele tabletop inspired by the one in our recent Dutch Barge Theophilus. Here is the oak before the sapele is inlaid.

Guitars

We've been talking about possibilities for displaying the two acoustic guitars. It looks like the best option would be on the upper like this. These guitars are not totally to scale but give us an idea! Here are the real guitars!

Kitchen

Dave is doing a great job on the kitchen, he's just making finishing touches to the composite worksurface now and should be installing it tomorrow.

Engine

The engine installation is going well.

Lined out

The boat is lined out and the posts are in for the room spaces. We will start building the interior from the kitchen.