CONSTRUCTION

Voici une séquence de photos de la construction d'Anthéa, de la coulée du lest en lingots jusqu'à la mise à l'eau.

Ces photos nous ont été aimablement transmises par la famille de M. Bernier.

Les commentaires manuscrits sont de la main de M.Bernier.

Here are pics of Anthéa's building process, courtesy from Mr Bernier's family.

Handwritten comments are from Mr Bernier.

Mr Bernier, casting the 4.5 tons ballast  in 11 kg ingots.

               Quille lamellée en Iroko / Iroko laminated Keel 

Etrave / Stem, laminated with 10 mm thick iroko ply, on the mold, then shaped, to fit the keel.

Taille de la rablure à l'herminette/ rabbet cut with an adze.

                                                     Dérive /Centerboard

  Membrure, toute la structure est lamellée . La membrure est ensuite tranchée en deux afin d'obtenir les membrures tribord et babord parfaitement symetriques / Frame mould. The entire structure is laminated. The  laminated frame is then  cut in two pieces in order to have a perfect symetry port/starboard.

positioning  the stainless steel centerboard box.

It weights 300 kg, and is screwed and bolted to the frames and keel, on a 3M putty bed.

Deck beams

Puis commence la réalisation du bordé:

Then starts the building process:

First layer, Hemlock strip planking:

Made with longitudinal bead and cove strips (25x35 mm), resorcinol glued and nailed to frames and toghether (every 10 cm).

After fairing  the striplanking, the mahogany first cold moulded ply is laid. 4 mm thick.

The staples have to be removed before the second ply.

Second mahogany ply

Mr Bernier doing the hard staples removing  job.

The last ply: Iroko "classic" planking, screwed on 3M putty.

Et voilà le résultat sur un échantillon coupé pour réaliser les décharges de cockpit:    

Here is the result on a sample coming from cockpit drains

Aft roof beams.

Somptueux non?

Gorgeous isn't it?

Main mast spreaders

Futur grand mât / Main mast to come

The armorial bearing comes from the army corp Mr Bernier belonged to, during Indochina war, 1946.

It will be kept out of respect for the first owner, as part of the boat's story.

The mermaids and the whole carving are gold leafed.

Transport, puis mise à l'eau

Transport, then launch.

Belle bête non ? 60 cm de diamètre.

The Big boy, 2' diameter

Mâtage / Setting the masts

Caps de moutons / Dead eyes

Baptême / Christening on  07/19/ 1997

A droite, M. Bernier, à gauche, Mr Brunereau, maître charpentier.

Right: Mr Bernier, left: Mr Brunereau, Master  shipwright

Setting the sail

A St denis d'Oléron

On the dry, with legs.