Having made a start the last time as was up at Chance. I have made inroads into reducing the weight within the boat by removing the paneling from both ends of the boat which was stopping air circulating around the inside of the hull.
This dismantling job as high lighted the position of the original aft cabin berths and also in the fore cabin the position of the forward heads in the fore cabin with its single berth.
It would appear that the fore cabin was laid out as a single crew cabin with its own fore hatch and ladder.
After removing the modern berth arrangement in the aft cabin it appears that this cabin had to single berths and a small chest of drawers or a double berth to starboard and a small settee to port. When I am able to get hold of a set of plans for Chance I will be able to be sure of her lay out and put her back the way she was originally build.
The largest job to come is the removal of the engines out of the boat. At present there is no visible way of getting the engines out of the boat other than removing the wheel house roof and craning them out that way. So when the time comes it is going to be a major job in its own right to remove her engine.
Once the engines are removed then I will be able to remove the fuel and water tanks which from dipping the tanks will need replacing with new tanks.
Once all the loose gear is off the boat it will be possible to transport her down to my Boatyard in Essex to continue the restoration.
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