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.

 

The continuing repairs to the Hardy Navigator, rebuilding the bunk fronts

 Fitting a new inspection hatch in the cockpit floor 

Fitting the new bunk front using a batten to support the front in the correct position while fitting down to the hull.

Fitting it down a bit at a time until it fits the hull.

Continuing to fit the bunk front 

While grinding back the fibreglass to fibreglass in the new bunk fronts. So this will have to be done before I can fibreglass in the new bunk fronts.

Replacing the forward section of the bunk fronts as these have gone rotten over time and water ingress

Removing the forward section of the bunk fronts as these have gone rotten over time and water ingless 

Cutting down the the sides to get back to good plywood and where it is not damp.

Cutting along the bottom edge to cut the fibreglass away so that the area can dry out before fibreglassing in new sections of bunk front and fibreglassing the bunk front in position.

Cutting as close to the hull to cut down on grinding the area and keeping the strength in the hull.

The bunk front has gone rotten where it as been sitting in water that as been in the bottom under the cabin floor.

The bunk front section now out and the cutting and grinding can start to clean up the area and let it dry out before making and glassing in the new sections of bunk fronts. 

Let the fun begin and get the area cleaned up.

 

The transformation of the bottom of the Picnic boat. Then we can make her new keel to support the stern tube

Before we started to transform the bottom of the hull we had to sand back the bottom getting rid of all the old antifouling and get the hull abraded to give the hull a key to apply the first coat of Gelshield epoxy treatment. 

The hull was in reasonable condition and will only need a small of spot filling with epoxy filler to smooth out the hull.

A good sanding and the hull is now ready for the first coat of Gelshield 200 epoxy treatmant

The first side painted with the first coat of the Gelshield 200 epoxy treatment

The hull almost completely painted with the Gelshield 200 epoxy treatment

Finally the whole of the bottom now painted and then the next stage will be to do the spot filling of the hull where it is needed and then the filler will be sanded back and the next coats of Gelshield 200 epoxy treatment will be applied.

Once this treatment is completed then we can start on building the new keel to encapsulate the stern tube. Once the bottom is done then the topsides will be sanded back and repairs done to this part of the hull and then the interior fot out can be finished off and engine installed.

 

Giving the Morgan Giles 30 its new CopperCoat antifouling and seeing the mast back up after its 7 year restoration.

Like all well planned out jobs it is a matter of getting all the necessary equipment laid out before you start  the CopperCoat antifouling.

Masking taping up the waterline one final time before getting the CopperCoat mixed up ready to paint the bottom with the necessary number of coats of CopperCoat .

This is the bottom after the first 2 coats of  CopperCoat antifouling 

This is after the 5 coats of CopperCoat antifouling with just the final areas where the boat stands are and the bottom edge of the keel.

The Morgan Giles 30 with its mast with its mast steps fitted so the owner can view anchorage form up the mast or sort out anything on the mast while underway.