Finish fitting the hatch surround and Start to fit and make up the sliding main hatch rails and the washboard rails

Finished fitting the main hatch surround so the the hatch can be positioned in the correct place to slide along the sliding hatch rails when they are made up

The repaired hatch just needed of trimming to make it fit over the new hatch surround 

Now that the new hatch surround is in position, it can be worked out how much the wedge piece at the forward end of the new hatch rails as to be to make the new sliding hatch rails let the hatch slide along the rails 

The old washboards which are going to be patterns to make the new set and also how the washboards were originally fitted to the boat 

Fitting the outer set of washboard rails 

This spirit level shows how much the curve of the deck is in the run of the sliding hatch 

The outer set of hatch rails dry fitted 

Now it is time to start making the long sliding hatch rails, once I get the teak to make them up 

Sorting out the cockpit gutter and the main hatch runners

Having made up a length of dowel to press the moulding clay round the it was ready to gelcoat the moulding clay, so that I can start to lay up the missing CSM from the area. 

Having made up the two side rails for the main hatch to slide on it was time to dry fix in position so that the rest of the main hatch sliding rails can be made up and the cross rail can be fitted 

Thecross part as to be made up and fitted in the gap between the fore and aft rails 

Mai Star II's latest refit project

The major work is on the port side, This side as a broken gunwale / beam shelf which needs removing and a new section making and fitting in position.

The cabin front deck beam needs removing as well as both ends are either missing or is the wrong shape which is true of the starboard side which appears to gone a odd shape 

This cut frame needs renewing and this is where the gunwale is broken at this point and it appears the boat was nipped between two other boats and this is likely what broke the gunwale at this point 

When the deck was removed this section of deck beam and Carlin fell to pieces 

The rest of the foredeck appears to be good condition apart from the area around the mast deck beams and the cabin front 

The starboard end of the cabin front deck beam a very odd shape and not a steady camber which it should have and not the camber this deck beam as

First job is to put the cabin frontback into its correct position 

Cornish Crabber refit

Marking off the  pattern on the 18 mm plywood

Then making the plywood fit the boats curves 

Fit the inspection hatch in the bulkhead so you can sort the chain out when it comes in the locker when the boat is finished 

Then glassing in the bulkhead on the aft face of the bulkhead and once thats cured then glass in the forward face of the bulkhead anbd then make a base for the locker and glass that in position as well 

Fitting the fuel and water tanks in the lazarette locker

Fitting the tanks in the lazarette locker  was a tight fit for the fuel tank as it was a very tight fit to go through the lazarette locker opening in the deck and once it was in thew locker there was not a lot of room to move it around in the locker 

The fuel tank was braced around the base and the water tank needed a framework to hold the tank in position as it was a lot lower than the fuel tank and in order to hold it in position it needed to be braced in more places .

Camper van repairs coming along

Now that some of the parts are close to their final shape it is time to start using profile filler to get the parts back to their original shape 

Once the profile filler as cured then comes the long job of re-profiling the final shape 

Now starting to fill and fair some of the parts that will be put back on 

Starting to profile filler the parts that are in need of fairing up before refixing in position 

One part that is just in need of a small amount of fine profiling and will be ready to be painted and then refitted 

Patterning and fitting chain locker bulkhead

Making and jig out of off cuts of thin plywood  so it fit closely the shape of the hull and then spoilt off with a spoilt marker and pencil 

Then transfer the marks to a piece of 18 mm plywood 

Then loosely fit to the place where it is going to end up in its final position 

Fitting the fuel and watertanks in position in thelazarette locker

Fitting the floorboards in the lazarette locker so making a good platform for the fuel and water tanks to sit so there is not a lot of room to move about in the locker 

The fuel tank is a good fit between the floor panel and the deck head

There is a bit more room between the under side of the deckhead on this so it is going to need more bracing to hold it in position and not move about 

The foredeck beams are now dry fitted and once the chain locker bulkhead is in position they will be fitted

Having fitted the first 2 deck beams it was time to fit the last of the full length deck beams on the foredeck of the Cornish Crabber 

This was done with the help of a very long spirit level 

The second deck beam fitted into its socket which is moulded into the hull 

A good tight fitted and only needs to be bedded down on sealant and a fixing put in it to fix it in position

Slowly fitting the last of the 3 deck beams in to its socket 

All 3 deck beams fitted and now just need to remove them and put to one side and then get on with the chain locker bulkhead.

The crabber refit underway at last

The first job was to clear out the inside and get rid of any hazards and loose crap on the bottom of the hull so I could see what as to be done to reinstate the centreboard case  

Now it is a lot clearer so I can see what is to be done 

Starting to fit the deck beam ends 

Having to cut away a fair bit at the very end to get the deck beam to come level with the deck flange 

Finally the first deck beam is in the correct position and ready to dry fix with a pair of screws.