Last week was a week of up and downs as many week's during this Covid situation

 Last week was a week of up and downs as many week's during this Covid situation has brought up. Some jobs were put to one side and other were got underway in a big way. One job that as been put to one side is the speed boat refit which is waiting for some new parts for the trailer to arrive and be fitted to the trailer so that the boat when it is turned over any go straight on the new rollers and carpeted rails and then the work on the deck and engine refit can get underway. The Cornish Crabber workshop is waiting for a heater to be purchased so that the temperature in the workshop can be higher enough get the fibreglassing to go off during the day and keep a small amount of heat in the workshop overnight.

The motor launch is now back on its trailer and ready to go in the workshop to have its outer keel removed and start work on fitting the new stern tube. Once the stern tube is fitted then the floor and engine bearers can be fitted and the whole of the bottom of the boat will be a lot stronger and able to take the loading from the engine.

The refit of Mai Star II is on hold again while the work in the workshop take over priority as they time and temperature sensitive so that they have to come first. If I have time in the evenings I may get a couple of hours work in on the removal of the last of the starboard top plank and the the chain plate fittings. Also I have to get on a sort out the new ribs to be made and also the parts of the frames that need to be renewed and the parts where the frame nails have given out and the planks have come away from the frames and made steps on the inside of hull as well as the outside.

The major job this week is on the decks of the Morgan Giles 30 which need grinding out the old filler before painting the decks with epoxy primer as the decks get ready to be water and weather tight.