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The Work - 2013 |
| 18/01/2013 | Weather too bad for outdoor work so experimenting with a router | DSCN3970 |
| 20/01/2013 | Getting better | DSCN3971 |
| 01/02/2013 | Finished with my test piece, definitely needs a template | DSCN3972 |
| 16/02/2013 | Sunshine at last so a bit of filler to hide tha naughty bits where the scarff joints weren't quite right | DSCN3973 |
| 16/02/2013 | DSCN3974 | |
| 16/02/2013 | DSCN3975 | |
| 23/02/2013 | A bit of paint works wonders for the soul.. | DSCN3980 |
| 01/03/2013 | The framing in place for the coachroof | DSCN3981 |
| 28/03/2013 | but I'll start with the wheelhouse floor | DSCN3988 |
| 30/03/2013 | Dowels seem to take for ever. Some cotton caulking in place to see how that works | DSCN3989 |
| 31/03/2013 | And pitch (Jefferies No:2) to seal it | DSCN3990 |
| 01/04/2013 | Beginning to look good from this distance | DSCN3991 |
| 01/04/2013 | DSCN3992 | |
| 07/04/2013 | The kettle is a fine pourer, pity about the breeze | DSCN3993 |
| 02/04/2013 | Finally got the last of the dowels in place, the ones towards the aft end still to be trimmed | DSCN3994 |
| 07/04/2013 | DSCN3996 | |
| 07/04/2013 | Pitch overspill removed | DSCN3997 |
| 07/04/2013 | DSCN3998 | |
| 09/04/2013 | Pleased with the final outcome and feel confident to tackle the real deck as opposed to a floor that will be inside. | DSCN3999 |
| 09/04/2013 | DSCN4000 | |
| 18/04/2013 | The wood primer solvent reacted with the pitch | DSCN4001 |
| 20/04/2013 | The completed non-slip wheelhouse floor | DSCN4002 |
| 20/04/2013 | but not rest, and its onto the port side deck | DSCN4003 |
| 21/04/2013 | Three new pieces of oak carlins | DSCN4004 |
| 22/04/2013 | Don't know what the small pieces of oak joining the carlines are called but these are nice and new. Then a gravity mounted couple of deck planks | DSCN4005 |
| 25/04/2013 | What a mess | DSCN4006 |
| 27/04/2013 | Looking good now | DSCN4007 |
| 27/04/2013 | DSCN4008 | |
| 28/04/2013 | Cleared for the fiddly side pieces | DSCN4009 |
| 29/04/2013 | More of the side pieces removed, and left open to let some of the lower timber dry out… | DSCN4010 |
| 30/04/2013 | Heading round the stern… | DSCN4011 |
| 30/04/2013 | Close-up of the frame tops | DSCN4012 |
| 10/05/2013 | Time to start on the coachroof, but rain stopped play | DSCN4031 |
| 11/05/2013 | Another rain interrupted day but it begins to take shape | DSCN4032 |
| 13/05/2013 | Glue on a drip edge | DSCN4033 |
| 13/05/2013 | DSCN4034 | |
| 15/05/2013 | and round off the top | DSCN4036 |
| 16/05/2013 | Fibreglass coat complete | DSCN4037 |
| 16/05/2013 | and then the topcoat | DSCN4039 |
| 23/05/2013 | The deck planks creep astern | DSCN4041 |
| 25/05/2013 | The side plank is curved on both sides… | DSCN4042 |
| 25/05/2013 | and looks good when fitted | DSCN4043 |
| 27/05/2013 | I was going to patch the rubbing strake but it is too far gone… time to order up some 7" by 3.75" larch | DSCN4044 |
| 28/05/2013 | While waiting for the larch it is time to look at the frame tops | DSCN4045 |
| 28/05/2013 | Chopping oak is not so easy but we get there | DSCN4046 |
| 30/05/2013 | The small hatch that carried the belt drive to the original winch is now gone and this is where the deck porthole and escape hatch will go | DSCN4047 |
| 31/05/2013 | The curved side piece forward port side came out in one piece and I will use it as a template for the new timber | DSCN4048 |
| 01/06/2013 | Getting the old mast mounting point up wasn't easy… | DSCN4049 |
| 02/06/2013 | Some new planks on the starboard side to blend in with planks put in about 4 years ago but I need to remove the generator exhaust before they lie flat | DSCN4053 |
| 02/06/2013 | DSCN4054 | |
| 04/06/2013 | Now you can see new planks either side, just need to fill in the centre section… | DSCN4056 |
| 11/06/2013 | Delivery of more larch includes wide planks to cut the curved sections | DSCN4060 |
| 11/06/2013 | DSCN4061 | |
| 11/06/2013 | and now I can get cracking on the starboard side | DSCN4062 |
| 13/06/2013 | DSCN4063 | |
| 13/06/2013 | Ready to drop in the next plank | DSCN4064 |
| 13/06/2013 | Now I can see new deck at both side at the stern. These planks cut to size but not fitted yet. | DSCN4065 |
| 13/06/2013 | DSCN4066 | |
| 15/06/2013 | Suppose I'd better see what might fall off before I remove the rudder top mounting which is bolted to the next few planks… | DSCN4067 |
| 16/06/2013 | Oops… one seriously rotted knee | DSCN4068 |
| 16/06/2013 | DSCN4069 | |
| 18/06/2013 | Time to first fit some foredeck | DSCN4070 |
| 18/06/2013 | DSCN4071 | |
| 20/06/2013 | Now the planks are cut to size and I can see where the deck porthole will appear | DSCN4072 |
| 20/06/2013 | Port side foredeck fitted and caulked. I can get another couple of planks in before I have to start working from the starboard side to the centre. | DSCN4074 |
| 01/07/2013 | Time to attack the starboard foredeck | DSCN4101 |
| 01/07/2013 | Need to watch where I stand | DSCN4102 |
| 01/07/2013 | Now that looks better… even if the planks are just gravity mounted. | DSCN4103 |
| 04/07/2013 | Note the curved piece cut from a wide plank. A jigsaw puzzle… | DSCN4105 |
| 04/07/2013 | that all comes together. The planks have been edge V'd and the side pieces between the frames all cut | DSCN4106 |
| 05/07/2013 | The mast tabernacle will be ahead of the emergency hatch which will allow exit from below deck without going through the wheelhouse | DSCN4108 |
| 07/07/2013 | A productive weekend has most of the foredeck caulked | DSCN4109 |
| 09/07/2013 | Time to remove the curved plank and the pieces of deck between the frames | DSCN4110 |
| 13/07/2013 | The foredeck final plank joins the port and starboard sides… | DSCN4118 |
| 14/07/2013 | The new curved pieces for the starboard side are just gravity mounted at present. Waiting for some oak to go down below first | DSCN4119 |
| 16/07/2013 | Flush mounted decklight | DSCN4120 |
| 20/07/2013 | Getting tar into the margin pieces is not easy | DSCN4122 |
| 20/07/2013 | but that is the port side almost complete | DSCN4123 |
| 21/07/2013 | A coat of wood primer on the foredeck. Reacts with the tar but doesn't matter, top coat will hide that | DSCN4125 |
| 23/07/2013 | Thought I'd have another look at the frame tops that need replacing. The leftmost one still needs to be dropped a bit… | DSCN4126 |
| 24/07/2013 | Galloping wood primer… | DSCN4127 |
| 27/07/2013 | Back to the starboard side for a bit of caulking. The margining pieces take a lot of time to cut plus needing new landing pieces to support them | DSCN4128 |
| 30/07/2013 | Nearly at the king plank at the stern | DSCN4129 |
| 30/07/2013 | DSCN4130 | |
| 31/07/2013 | Aft deck complete… | DSCN4132 |
| 04/08/2013 | so I have a working surface to do more of the margin pieces | DSCN4133 |
| 09/08/2013 | Wood primer gallops down starboard side | DSCN4134 |
| 19/08/2013 | The replacement 'knee' cut from a slab of 3" oak | DSCN4136 |
| 22/08/2013 | Finally, the deck timber is all in place, including the margin boards | DSCN4137 |
| 22/08/2013 | DSCN4138 | |
| 23/08/2013 | Cut out some rotten timber on the rubbing strake and set in a new piece | DSCN4139 |
| 24/08/2013 | Haven't been over the side to look at the hull for a while and this moth eaten butt-end was hiding behind on of the tyre fenders | DSCN4140 |
| 24/08/2013 | Both boards cut back one frame | DSCN4141 |
| 24/08/2013 | and a nice new piece of larch put in place | DSCN4142 |
| 27/08/2013 | The upstand for the escape hatch stops the rainwater running down the deck and into the hole. Two oak blocks to be shaped for the mast base | DSCN4143 |
| 28/08/2013 | Meanwhile the starboard rubbing strake gets a makeover | DSCN4145 |
| 31/08/2013 | Another letterbox…. | DSCN4148 |
| 03/09/2013 | You use ply to make a template | DSCN4151 |
| 07/09/2013 | Transfer the template onto new larch and cut round it and, in theory, it drops into place. Caulk and finish with putty. | DSCN4153 |
| 15/09/2013 | It doesn't get any better… but at least I know what I'm doing now… | DSCN4154 |
| 16/09/2013 | When it is wet I can now start inside work. This was the crew accomodation | DSCN4155 |
| 21/09/2013 | And the sunshine came back out so that I could get those nasty bits fixed. | DSCN4156 |
| 22/09/2013 | Now we are getting somewhere. | DSCN4157 |
| 01/10/2013 | Even some undercoat | DSCN4164 |
| 05/10/2013 | New pontoons due so a change of berth | DSCN4167 |
| 07/10/2013 | Time to rough cut the new toprail | DSCN4168 |
| 07/10/2013 | just need to get it fitted… | DSCN4169 |
| 22/10/2013 | Holiday all finished so back to woodwork with a nice new cleat | DSCN4170 |
| 26/10/2013 | Finally some dry weather so a coat of Oxford Blue | DSCN4171 |
| 26/10/2013 | and a trial fit of the first section of toprail | DSCN4172 |
| 01/11/2013 | Not a good move, turned round so that I can work on the port side. Lot of rot and will have to replace 3 x 10m lengths of hull plank | DSCN4173 |
| 08/11/2013 | The rubbing strake, port side has a new top surface. Originally to be replaced but a 7"x3.75" beam, through bolted, was just too much… | DSCN4179 |
| 08/11/2013 | looks OK though | DSCN4180 |
| 13/11/2013 | The first half of the first hull plank to be replaced is gone.. A very large letterbox. Leaving it open for a few days to allow some drying | DSC01729 |
| 13/11/2013 | The first piece of toprail in place but not fixed | DSC01730 |
| 13/11/2013 | The second piece of toprail showing the underside notches that match the frames | DSC01731 |
| 14/11/2013 | The cold weather has spurred me onto fitting insulation to the underside of the coachroof. Hopefully this will cut down on condensation | DSC01732 |
| 17/11/2013 | 2nd piece fitted and 3rd in place | DSC01733 |
| 17/11/2013 | Realised I wouldn't be able to finish toprail until stern cleats fitted | DSC01734 |
| 17/11/2013 | The starboard one is new | DSC01735 |
| 22/11/2013 | Back to toprail, 3rd fitted and 4th in place | DSC01736 |
| 24/11/2013 | 4th fitted and 5th in place | DSC01738 |
| 25/11/2013 | viewed from the aft end | DSC01740 |
| 25/11/2013 | Old toprail removed to make way for the final piece | DSC01741 |
| 25/11/2013 | Shape is beginning to look good | DSC01742 |
| 27/11/2013 | Last piece fitted, Just need to trim it to final size and fit the gunwhale planks | DSC01746 |
| 28/11/2013 | Planks in place and some wood primer | DSC01747 |
| 02/12/2013 | The oak toprail sands to a lovely finish but the filler means I need to paint… | DSC01749 |
| 03/12/2013 | One coat of primer | DSC01750 |
| 12/12/2013 | And then the undercoat grey. Too cold now to put on the top coat. That will have to wait till next year… | DSC01762 |
| 31/12/2013 | New Years Eve, just a couple of hours and the rain started… just as I start fitting the inner rail | DSC01783 |
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