Today it was time to move to the interior of the back of the speed boat and bond the new wood to the original framework of the speed boat. Now that the new wood is bonded to the original. The first of the two layers of marine plywood that are going to make up for the removed original rotten laminated mahogany can be fixed and glued into position and faired up before the second and final layer of marine plywood can be glued and fixed into position. then the bottom can be faired and the edges of the transom can be repaired with mahogany veneers before the whole of the bottom is faired up. Once this is done the spray rails will be glued and light pinned in position. Then the other general hull repairs are get done before the hull is sanded and painted and then the boat turned over back on to the trailer the hull side down and the other work on the boat can be done before the boat is refitted ready to be put back on the water next year for engine trials.
Boat Builders, Marine Engineers and Restorers of classic and modern craft and builders of the Mai-Star Class of clinker dinghy Founded in 1981.
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Monday, 14 October 2019
Busy workshop with a couple of jobs underway side by side
The Mai-Star Class dinghy in the workshop for a few final touches, the main job is to fit the centreboard case and a set of floor boards and lower mast step, then get a overall cover made to keep the weather out of the boat over the winter
The first of the new panels getting fitted to the bottom of speed boat
Now that the new inside framework as been fitted it can be glassed to the original framework, then the new bottom panels can be glued in with epoxy and the a thin layer of matting can be glassed in to fix the first panel to the original bottom before gluing the outer layer to the new panel and the original bottom.
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
The speedboat repairs moving along well with the new bulkhead and bracing ready to put the new hull panels on
The new aft section of fore and aft bulkhead now glued into position and glued to the original section of sound bulkhead
The aft end of the bulkhead now ready to be glued and fixed to the transom
Now glued and screwed into position
Now its the turn of the starboard side to be reconstructed like the port side, the first part is done that of the new panel on the inside of the transom, now the bulkhead now needs sorting out and the bracing needs re-fitting and then the hull paneling can be fix and glued in position
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