It as been a years of many ups and downs along the way this past year. The year started off well with a number of restoration projects continuing to be done. Mainly the ongoing major refit of the Hardy 25 which as taken a lot longer to complete as a number of next jobs needed to be done to sort the boat out than was first known about. The job did get many of the jobs done while at the yard before it had to go back to its new home down in the wet country near Bristol. There are just a few odd jobs to do before the boat is recommissioned.
During the year we had two Finesse yachts in the yard for re-decking, both yachts having much the same problems in that both had rotten areas on the decks around deck fittings and rot in the top planks on one of them. Both yachts are now back with their owners who have them ready for the new sailing season next year.
The Hardy 25 back on its new mooring in Bristol
During the year we had two Finesse yachts in the yard for re-decking, both yachts having much the same problems in that both had rotten areas on the decks around deck fittings and rot in the top planks on one of them. Both yachts are now back with their owners who have them ready for the new sailing season next year.
A Finesse 24 having under gone a complete main deck, re-decking and sheathing
This Finesse 21 having had the same job done earlier in the year
Then we have the ongoing restoration project of the Morgan Giles 30 which is a ongoing two year project which will finish in the spring of 2021 when the owner is going on an extended sailing programme.
The bottom of the hull as now been Gelshielded and now the attention as now moved to the inside rebuilding of the main bulkheads and other major structural work needing to be done for its new sailing programme
The first of the pair of main bulkheads going back into position and being fibreglassed back into position with a increased amount of reinforcement in the amount of layup holding these bulkheads in place.
The foredeck as been strengthen to take an oversized windlass and to ensure that it can take the next stresses when riding over storms at anchor in the northern attitudes which this yacht is going to be sailing in a new sailing programme when it is recommissioned .
Finally we have a 1960's wooden speedboat in for a restoration after the aft end of the boat became rotten from poor storage and rain water damage to the hull skin.
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