Final pieces of the keel glued and fixed in place and now time for the epoxy to cure over night and start the fairing of the keel down to its final shape

The final piece of the keel jigsaw puzzle place on top of the rest of the keel,just have to mark off the leading angle and then drill out the holes for the fixings to go through.

The final piece now glued and fixed down in place.

Now comes the fun part of the job sanding and fairing up the sides of the keel and profiling the bottom face . The front section is going to be remade after a pattern is made of the stem piece so that a new laminated stem can be made and steamed in place.

The keel is this deep because the boat engine needs a 12 inch keel ahead of the propeller to protect the propeller from damage

So tomorrow start the fairing up of the keel before it gets coated with epoxy clear coat and the Gelshield 200 epoxy treatment like the rest of the hull. 

It is being discussed whether or not to start to prepare the hull before it is turned back on to its  bottom, It will be easier to get it to pre gloss paint stage and the spray the hull once it is back up the right way up.

 

The keel on the motor launch is also finished being made up with the final piece being shaped up tomorrow

The new keel for the motor launch is almost made up with just one piece left to shape up and glue and fix into place. Then start to shape the sides and the final 8 inches of the keel to give the propeller good flow over its blades.

Then once the keel is shaped up to the correct profile then an epoxy coating will be applied and the surface will get the same epoxy treatment as the hull.. 

Once this is done then the hull will be sanded and filled and faired up to get it ready for a fresh coat of paint. However, before the hull is painted the hull will turned over and put back on its trailer, so that the interior refit can be finished off and the engine fitted.

 

I have made available all 496 videos of Chance's restoration available to anyone who wishes to see how far we have come with her restoration over the past 5 years

                                 

I have made available all 496 videos of Chance's restoration available to anyone who wishes to see how far we have come with her restoration over the past 5 years just follow this link to go to my pateron page https://www.patreon.com/cw/Chance_1948 Where you can all see the work we have put into her over the years and how far we have to go to get her back on the water

Just a few days off to have a reset period before the Autumn and get ready for the laying up period.

As part of the reset it is time to move these projects along and get them finished and on the market and move them on to their new owners.

A major part of this is to get the jobs finished and empty the workshop and make room for the next lot of boats to come into the workshop and yard to be worked on over the autumn and winter months

This Wayfarer dinghy is now in its final stages of its major refit and is going to be ready to be re-rigged and have the rigging and sails inspected to ensure they are ok and sorted ready for its new owner.

The 8ft  outboard/ rowing tender is ready to go with its own launching trolley. Just add water and away you go. 

For something different a classic Windboat's Pearly Miss runabout which is under going a major refit and can be purchased as a project or you can get  team at J-Star Marine Services to finish her off to a high standard and have a classic runabout for next season. 

 

Boat yard equipment, Workshop Tools, Boats & Outboard Motors Sale by J-Star Marine Services all equipment and tools must go!!!!

I am having surplus boatyard and workshop sale, All the yard equipment i.e. mobile boat cradle which is for a 35 ft motorboat, a 3 ton capacity boat hoist and other boatyard equipment such as a 8 metre x 4 metre mobile workshop frame, work benches must go and a number of the workshop tools such bandsaws, skill saws, planners. routers and bits and much more other tools which are surplus to my personal needs.

I am also selling a number of boats , An Enterprise dinghy on its own trailer, an Wayfarer with launching trolley and road trailer, A twin axle 3 ton capacity flat bed trailer 2 x 8ft GRP dinghies, Two bare dinghy moulding in need of refits, & Outboard engines, 4 hp Johnson extra long shaft two stoke, a long shaft 10 hp Honda four stoke outboard.

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