This photo is of the fore peak of the yacht, On the port side it was inspected and find that all but one of the ribs and and two of the frame needs renewing. The ribs were either doubled or tripled up because of damage she had earlier in her life. The frames are either broken of rotten at the top .
Down both side decks the half beams between the beam shelf and the carlins have been removed and marked up from the position they came out starting from the stem back as far as the aft cabin bulkhead. The the carlins and the infills around the cockpit have been removed and marked up in the same manner.
One of the frame tops that as seen better days and will be removed and replaced with a new piece of oak as it was originally build with back in 1939.
The start as been started on the port side as it is the easier side to start on and is the side with the most damage as much of the starboard side appears to have faired better over the years. However, as my former apprentice and myself start to get to grips with this project we are sure to find more problems to solve along the way. We think it is going to take at lease 18 months to complete the project and get her back into sailing condition once more. However, as the project progresses the will be updates as we going along over the coming months.
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