Gunwales machined up and now steamed around the pram dinghy's gunwales.

Having routered the top and bottom edges of the gunwales it was time to get the steamer out and steam the new gunwales and inwales around the dinghy's gunwales

As always you need a lot of clamps on hand and speed to get the steamed wood round the gunwales before they go to cold to bend round the gunwales.

As always have the gunwales and inwales about face when steaming them round the gunwales so when it comes to fitting the gunwales and inwales the bend is already steamed into the pieces of wood making it easier to fit when they have cooled off overnight.

 

Work coming along on the Little Mai dinghy/Tender and the pram dinghy/Tender

Dry fitting the quarter knees in the back of the Little Mai dinghy after the transom trim has been fitted with copper nails and roves

Once both these knees are fixed in position the gunwales and inwales and other trim will be varnished.

The breasthook will be fitted and then a bow eyebolt will be fitted.

The Little Mai Dinghy centre thwart seat blocks being glued in position with thickened epoxy before being glassed in position.

The pram dinghy centre thwart pattern being made up and made to fit so it can be used to make the centre thwart to the finished size.

The gunwales and inwales machined up ready to steamed and nailed in position with copper nails and roves as are all our restoration dinghies.

 

Epoxying the inner transom pad and setting up the seat positions and the centre thwart seat blocks

Giving the back face of the inner transom pad a first coat of West System epoxy before setting it up for a coat on the forward face 

Getting the pram dinghy seat blocks and their positions in the boat set up ready to glue the mounting blocks in position with West System epoxy

Once all the blocks are in position then the hull will be stabile enough for the gunwales and inwales to be steamed round and then nailed in position with copper nails and roves  

Just got to do a few repairs on the edges of the seats before they go in, they will be varnished as will the gunwales and inwales. the whole boat will be repainted in either light blue or cream. It is not decide on which as present time.

 

Finish off dry fitting the inner transom pad and dry fitting the transom quarter knees and dry fitting a possible outboard on the transom

Finished dry fitting the inner transom pad so it can be take out and epoxy coated on the transom face before it is set of a bed of sealant on the transom.

The top edge getting planned down to the finished height to fit a standard length shaft outboard.

Fitting the quarter knees so that they fit the new transom pad.

Fitting both starboard and the port knees 

Now the knees can be sent off to be powder coated and fitted when the other work on the transom is finished off.

Fitting a possible engine for the boat, this is a standard shaft outboard and will move this along easily. However, we would like to have something about 30 hp to make it really come alive.

 

Fitting the cockpit inwale mahogany trims and final fitting the seat backs and dry fitting the transom inner pad

Finally fitting the mahogany inner cockpit mahogany trims and final fitting the seat backs into position.

Now that the inner mahogany trims are fitted the seat backs can be strengthen up along the top edge and the fitting shoot bolts can be fitted to the top of the seat back to stop it moving when laying against it when driving the boat. 

Dry fitting the transom inner pad to see where it will need trimming to make it fi against the hull plating

The centre area will need to be cut down to to the correct height for a short shaft outboard,