A view from above the boat on the scale of the job ahead

An overview of the deck area of the boat and the amount of work needed on the deck

The cockpit is in need of a lot of work as well 

The first job is to clear loose items out of the cockpit so we can see the scale of the job ahead

This area and the same on the starboard side are the major areas of rebuilding needed on the boat apart from the cockpit coamings and the rebuilding of the interior

The hull needs work but no where as much as the other parts of the boat.

Starting to make a start on the refit

The forward area is just in need of a good cleaning down of the loose paint and priming and painting again. then all the chain locker parts can go back into position  

A view through one of the portholes in the cabin over looking the deck as it is now the next time the view will be every different with a new foredeck

A look around the cabin as it is now, do it is a reference for later  

Jobs for the next few months in between other jobs

Get finally get this dinghy finished and launched and being used 

Move this yacht into the workshop and get on with it over the next few months 

Bits from the front of Mai Star II that have to be replaced during its refit

Some or the old parts that have come out of the front of Mai Star II 

One of the bulkheads which was under the deck where the two deck beams broke and the broken ends of the beams and the carlins from around the foredeck hatch

This end was still intact where as the other end split 

This end broke under the pressure of the mast being lowered 

The port side side deck now uncovered as far as the cockpit and more rotten wood find under the side deck

Next job is to tackle the aft deck before going up the starboard side deck back to the front of the cabin 

Then support the cabin front and raise it back up to its original position and start the rebuild of the deck from there once the new deck beams are made and fitted again the gunwale repairs are done.

The 1960's wooden speed boat had its final coat of primer

The wooden speed boat is now ready to have its final flatting off before its mid blue top coats

A lot better condition from when I started on it before Christmas 

Once this part of the job is finished then the boat will be turned over back on to its keel and the rest of the job can be started and finally finished off and re-launched for the owner to enjoy his days blasting around the local area once more 

Starting the major refit of Mai Star II for the second time, taking her back to bare bones a second time in 12 years and starting again

This coming week, I will make a start the second major refit of Mai Star II with getting rid of the damaged deck beam along the front cabin and then make a camber jig to make new deck beams, which will made up out of laminated hardwood to strengthen the deck around the mast. This should ensure the deck beams do not break again. Then making a job list to get the jobs done a proper order. That way not doing jobs more than once. 

So the only way is to strip it back to strip off the decks and cabin roof, back to where she was when I first bought her back in 2008. This time I have  an couple of people helping me do the refit. 

Job No 1 
Strip the boat back to bare bones and then list the work that needs to be done starting at the bow and working back and from cabin roof to keel. This job is going to be long as there are a lot of small jobs which have to be done in order to get some of the major jobs done. So there is going to be a lot of dismantling before there is any reconstruction  done. So for the first few weeks there is a lot of hammer and cutting work to be done.

That is Plan A 

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The second toe rail on now

The port side toe rail now fitted and now just needs the excess sealant removed and the lower edge sealant bead applying to finish off the job

The view along the deck 

The major damage removed from the toe rail  a small amount of a kink in the toe rail, however the worse of the damage is remove 

Looking better now they are both on the deck and the deck to hull joint finally bolted down with two sets of fixings 

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Here at J-Star Marine Services, we are now fully operationally once more and are Covid safe for visitors to come and see us. So if you wish to come to the boatyard and discuss your boating needs in person, if you wish, be it a small repair or a major refit, So from everyone at J-Star Marine Services welcome aboard again and looking forward to a brighter future ahead.

The Toe rails starting to go back on the boat

At last the major deck job is underway with the refitting of the toe rails which will be the thing that finally fixes the deck to the hull 

The major job with the refitting the toe rails was the fitting over the new chain plates which were made to come up through the deck and then through the toe rails which had slots cut in the toe rails fit them in the correct position.

This photo shows the position of the chain plates and that them are flush against the inside face of the upstand part of the toe rail.

The final part of the toe rail getting pulled into position with a length of rope . 

The finally finished off and now just need to run a bead of sealant along the bottom edge of the toe rail to finish off the job and clean off the excess sealant from the deck.

Now the major job on Morgan Giles 30 begins, refitting the toe rails back on the deck.

Cleaning off the back of the toe rail so that the bonding agent will stick to the toe rail and so making a good bond between the toe rail and the deck

Along way to go and the removal of the old sealant and oxidised surface on the underside of the toe rail

30 ft of toe rail a bit of cleaning job 

Half way along so I am getting there 

When it is all clean and ready to fit then it will be time to cover the under side of the toe rail with this bonding agent andbolt the toe rail down with this bonding agent and a good amount of sealant to make a good seal between the surfaces