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The Work - 2011


11/05/2011 Ros Donn safely tied up at Eyemouth, now the fun starts… DSCN3517.JPG
11/05/2011   DSCN3518.JPG
12/05/2011 This rusty steelwork has to go DSCN3519.JPG
12/05/2011 Well that’s it away DSCN3520.JPG
12/05/2011   DSCN3521.JPG
12/05/2011   DSCN3522.JPG
17/05/2011 The top rail will have to go DSCN3523.JPG
18/05/2011   DSCN3524.JPG
18/05/2011 Plywood templates will be needed in the future DSCN3525.JPG
28/05/2011 Mark the deck where the wheelhouse and coachroof will extend DSCN3529.JPG
28/05/2011   DSCN3530.JPG
28/05/2011 And the cross beams at 16" centres will be about here… DSCN3531.JPG
02/06/2011   DSCN3534.JPG
02/06/2011 Only templates but they look good DSCN3535.JPG
19/07/2011 The oak and larch for the whhelhouse base has arrived DSCN3543.JPG
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24/07/2011 New blades in the jigsaw and a lot of patience and it will cut 100mm thick oak… DSCN3555.JPG
24/07/2011   DSCN3556.JPG
27/07/2011 To bend the larch a steambox is required DSCN3557.JPG
27/07/2011   DSCN3558.JPG
28/07/2011 Going to have to re-do the former to put more of a bend in the larch DSCN3559.JPG
28/07/2011   DSCN3560.JPG
30/07/2011   DSCN3561.JPG
30/07/2011   DSCN3562.JPG
30/07/2011 This shape should do the trick DSCN3563.JPG
01/08/2011 The plywood template is what I need and you can see how much further it was bent so that on springing back it comes good DSCN3564.JPG
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01/08/2011   DSCN3566.JPG
01/08/2011 200mmx75mm larch needs 8 hours steaming DSCN3567.JPG
01/08/2011   DSCN3568.JPG
01/08/2011 In the jig and left overnight to cool DSCN3569.JPG
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03/08/2011 Oak base plus 2 layers of larch DSCN3571.JPG
03/08/2011 The adze wasn't very successful DSCN3572.JPG
03/08/2011 and sometimes the steaming wasn't right and it didn't take the bend DSCN3573.JPG
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07/08/2011 Screwed rod to bolt it all togther DSCN3575.JPG
16/08/2011   DSCN3576.JPG
16/08/2011 When I cut the carlins I will need some brackets to bolt then onto the new oak fore/aft beam DSCN3577.JPG
21/08/2011 And I will need to bolt the new toprail in place at some point DSCN3578.JPG
21/08/2011 Cur all the steelwork and get it away for galzanising DSCN3579.JPG
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29/08/2011 The front of the new coachrrof goes in place of the hold coaming so it has to go.. DSCN3581.JPG
29/08/2011   DSCN3582.JPG
30/08/2011 It is a start DSCN3583.JPG
06/09/2011 Now to rip up deck where the new oak will be dropped in DSCN3584.JPG
06/09/2011   DSCN3585.JPG
23/09/2011 A steel goalpost will link together the two pieces of structural oak beam that I will need to cut. DSCN3590.JPG
15/10/2011 Back from being galvanised it fits nicely into place DSCN3612.JPG
16/10/2011   DSCN3613.JPG
16/10/2011   DSCN3614.JPG
11/11/2011 First piece of new oak on the port side in place DSCN3624.JPG
11/11/2012   DSCN3625.JPG



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