Getting ready to bend the first keel section over the bottom of the hull after it has been steamed for 2 hours and now the first section steamed in position

Made up temporary studding to bolt the first section of keel to the shape of the bottom after it has been steamed for 2 hours. This is the front piece of studding 

This is the aft end piece of studding.

Just a waiting game while the piece of mahogany is steamed for 2 hours and then put over the hull and temporary bolted down on position.

The first section steamed to the bottom, just needs to cool off over night and then move it forward once the scarf is cut on the forward end. However, before that is done the section will need shaping to the original forefoot and then shaped along the length of the keel to encapsulate the stern tube. 

The aft end will need a wedge making to fill in the space between the first section and the stern tube .

 

The first section on the boat and the other section will be made as I make up the rest of the section until the stern tube is encase in a wooden keel.

Starting to make up new keel for picnic boat.

Cutting the sections of mahogany which will be the first layer of the laminated keel. 

The bottom as been painted and is now ready to have the first section of the keel steamed over the curve of the hull.

Laying out the sections of the first section of keel to see how I am going to steam the first part of the keel.

Let the fun with the steam box begin.

 

Continuing on the restoration of the Windboats Pearly Miss runabout 1960's speedboat

Now that I have been able to get the plywood for the outside of the transom it is time to seal the surface of the plywood with epoxy before bolting the plywood panel in place on a bed of marine sealant. Then both the inside and outside plywood panels with more epoxy before painting the plywood to preserve the plywood for years to come. 

 The front seat back as now got the two shoot bolts to put the seat back in the correct angle. Just needs a bracing cleat across the top of the seat back and then the panel can be covered with material and foam. 

The same will be done to the seat back and then cushions will be patterned up for the seats.

The dashboard locker will need some TLC and I have to source a new steering boss and wheel to bring the dashboard back to life.

Also I will have to find a period deck covering to put the deck back to the way it was originally done. The Covering material before was a teak planking effect which will be good to do again.  

I will have to source some white "D" section fendering to put back around the gunwale it the same way it was done originally by Windboats when this boat was build in the 1960's.
 

Getting the picnic boat bottom its next coat of Gelshield 200 and flow coating the new bunk front panels

Starting to apply the third coat of Gelshield 200 epoxy treatment.

The starboard side now as its third coat on, now it just needs a coat of interprotect to finish off the epoxy treatment.

The port side done and next week we will start on making the keel/skeg to incapuaslate stern tube  

The navigator's bunk fronts now all re-fibreglassed in position, so its time to flow coat the new fibreglass

So it is just a matter of sorting out the chain locker bulkhead.

The new bunk front panels are now flow coated and ready to be repainted by the owner when he comes to pick up the boat. 

 

Busy Tuesday morning with fibreglassing and second coat of Gelshield after second and third filling the bottom of the picnic boat

Halfway through the first layer of fibreglassing on the bunk fronts, the side panels have their first layer of 600gsm CSM on them and only the front panel to fibreglass over

Made good the hull repair and now started to build up layers of fibreglass on on the bunk fronts and sides to reinforce the new panels in the bunk fronts and sides 

The fibreglass goes over the tops of the bunk front panels and then joins up with the fibreglass that was glassed in to position the bunk front in their correct position

There will be two more layers of fibreglass to return the whole area back to original spec.

Once all this is fibreglassed in then the new fibreglass will be flowcoated as original spec.

The picnic boat's bottom now turned a bright green as the second coat of Gelshield 200 is applied 

Once the third coat of Gelshield 200 is applied it will turn grey again and then have a coat of interprotect painted over the Gelshield and then the work on the new keel can begin.

Once the keel is made then the boat can be turned back over and the rest of the hull can be painted and the laid deck pieces can be vacuum bagged on in position and the engine can be fitted and a new engine box will be made.

It will not be long before the bottom will be grey once more and the other work can be done.