The first catamaran is now well fabricated and full welding of plate interior has started. We leave the side plates off until the keel, bottom plates and chine have been fully welded inside. Boats #2 and #3 are currently having frames set up with fabrication planned to start next week.
The deck has been laid and weld slots cut for the center section above tunnel.
The design is fitted with many small strengthening brackets as can be seen in the photo below.
Below is a view of some of the interior welding.
Fabrication work for the Dive version of our 10.85M aluminum catamaran is now around 70% complete and full welding has started. Main deck is partially laid and tacked in place and tunnel plate has been fitted and also tacked.
Tunnel view with forward plate tacked in place
The main deck is laid and tacked so as it acts as a stiffener during full welding of hull plate and frames.
View of aft deck and stiffeners
Our current price for this aluminum catamaran set-up for diving is 7 million Thai Baht, for orders of more than one unit we can offer a discount.
Keels are laid for all three boats and construction of the first is moving at a good pace. Most of the hull fabrication is complete and full welding has started. The bow view below gives an idea of the strength being built in to these boats.
Here is a view through the tunnel showing main hull frames and wave breaker.
These three boats will be powered with twin 250HP Yamaha 4-stroke outboards and one vessel will be used for diving, the second as a Ferry and the third will be an open Excursion vessel.
Construction of the three aluminum catamarans is now officially underway following a traditional Buddhist keel laying ceremony at our Sattahip factory last Sunday. 
The ceremony aims to help make construction proceed as smoothly as possible and is taken very seriously by the Thai staff. ‘Sabai Jai’ or ‘good feeling in the heart’ is assured for everyone involved when the ceremony is performed properly. 
Fire crackers are lit and go off with extreme noise to frighten away any bad spirits which may be hanging around.
Our ceremony was performed by a knowledgeable Buddist lay practitioner. A lay practitioner is simply one who has not been fully ordained as a monk or nun. Generally Buddist tradition views the lay person as fully capable to become enlightened. 
Keels are now being laid for the three boats being constructed for export. We are using high quality pulse MIG welding machines imported from Japan.
The welding machines will produce output current to 400 amps but this amount of current is rarely required.
We expect to have all three sets of keels laid by the end of Saturday ready for a Bhuddist blessing ceremony on Sunday.
