Busy Thursday under at the boatyard

Having cut to shape it was time to plane the rebates on the top and bottom edge front and rear  before dry fitting the plaqnk  

Steaming the gunwales on the opposite side top plank while working on the replacement plank 

Fitting the new replacement plank using traditional clamps  

final positioning of the plank before nailing and clinching in position  

Mai-Star I dinghy ready to get its new gunwales and rubbing strakes

Starboard side done 

 Then the port side is done 

Looking a lot better and the top edge of the dinghy is a lot less flexible

Jasmine back from the riggers and now ready to go to its new home on a lake near London.

Shaping the gunwales and rubbing strakes for the two dinghies in the workshop

Having cut out the wood for the gunwales and rubbing strakes it was time to plane the edges and sand them down ready to steam them into position the following day.

The oak pieces for the mai-star class dinghy in the photo and the mahogany pieces for the dinghy beside the wooden dinghy in the photo

A lot of planing and sanding later and they are ready for the next stage

Making a start on the restoration of the Works dinghy

At long last got the time to make a start on rebuilding the works dinghy and getting her back in commission and ready to do her job over the autumn and winter months and into the years to come

Grinding back the areas for the centre thwart clocks before they are fixed into position and glassed over.

As of the 1st of August I was able to get myself a workshop and base to work from for doing a number of projects at the same time

As you can see from the following photos I have been busy getting on with a number of projects from wooden dinghy repairs to GRP cruiser refits 

The first few of the Mai-Star Class dinghy needing a couple of planks replacing as they had got damaged while the dinghy was in storage

Starting the clean out of the old tenants equipment and stetting up  band saw and table saw and thicknesser in position where can be used without being moved

Setting up boat positions so they can all be worked on at the same time without having to move them around the workshop

Starting to fit cabin side linings to an old Shetland Family Four cruiser to update its interior for modern cruising 

Working on the works dinghy giving it a bit of TLC before putting it back to work

An enterprise dinghy in for a few small repairs before going back to sailing on a local lake 

The little Mai dinghy in the workshop to get released from its mould so its fitting out can start as soon as the Mai-Star Class dinghy is finished.

A busy end to the week after a slow start

The top sheer strake back in position ready to start putting the new planking back on the dinghy

After taking off the broken and split planks, it is now time to start the rebuilding of the side of the dinghy. First put back on the sheer strake plank so there is guide to work to when putting the planks back in position

First dry fitting of the first of the planks that need renewing

Got my every faithful bandsaw back up and running and in position to use it to cut long lengths of planking 

The thicknesser using the tablesaw as a base until I get round to m,aking its own stand to sit on and set up in the workshop

 The GRP works dinghy getting a new transom pad dry fitted to strengthen up the transom to put a larger outboard on for towing boats around

Inside view of the size of the plywood transom pad and just got to fix in position with free-fix and then glass over with several layers of CSM and resin to give it a good strong tyransom 

The Shetland Family 4 getting new cabin side linings glued in position