Building the hull of the Glasshopper

MLV Alubouw started hull construction in August 2007 in their 'old' workshop.
The hull is build from aluminum.

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Like a giant puzzle, all pieces fit together.

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Concentration.

As MLV is anxiously 'waiting' to move to their big new location, they build the hull in pieces in their small premises.

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Master welder Rene Sandbergen.

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Quality is in the details.

Repeate, repeate, repeate................

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Bow section.

Glasshopper design is based on flat planar surfaces. This makes construction quite easy and even allows simple folding of sheets of aluminum.

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Stern.

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Tac-welds join sheets of aluminum.

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Forepeak.