The crabber refit underway at last

The first job was to clear out the inside and get rid of any hazards and loose crap on the bottom of the hull so I could see what as to be done to reinstate the centreboard case  

Now it is a lot clearer so I can see what is to be done 

Starting to fit the deck beam ends 

Having to cut away a fair bit at the very end to get the deck beam to come level with the deck flange 

Finally the first deck beam is in the correct position and ready to dry fix with a pair of screws.

Cornish Crabber repars getting underway with the centreboard re-instating

Grinding down the bottom edge from its full thickness to a 3 mm edge so that it can be glassed up back in position after the hull side is grind back the same way. 

Then the edges will be re-glassed into position  using the original layup that was used when she was build, however, this time the centreboard plate will have a larger pin and the centreboard will be reinforced in the area of the centreboard pin and along the joint where it was cut out of the boat.

The bottom of the hull needs a good clearing out and then I can start grinding down the hull in the area of the centreboard case so it can be glassed back into position.

Then I will be starting to build the chain locker bulkhead and fit the deck beams 

Lazarette locker rebuild and new tank bases

Fitting the new panels in the lazarette locker, one alreadsy fitted and the other panel laid on top and then marked off 

Marked off and set out ready to sort out the position of the tanks 

Both panels sanded down and the edges planed ready to be painted 

The first coat of Yacht primer on the face side and when dried turn them over then paint the other side and then paint them with a coat of grey bilge paint before fitting them in position  

Now its time to fit the first of the four deck fillers for the fuel and water tanks 

The start of Mai Star II's Latest refit

The hull is in a good sanding back and the seams need attention as much of the old putty as come loose and is in need of re-puttying and in places needs recaulking 

The froward part of the foredeck beams are in good condition the aft deck beams are in a poor condition and will need replacing 

The major part of the work will be to renew the gunwale /beam shelf which is in a poor condition where the chain plate is and the upper part of the sawn frames in the same area 

The starboard side is not to too bad it just needs a bit of tidying up and a few small parts replacing 

The camper van panel repairs

As before you can only repair a section at a time until you get back to its original shape and the start the rebuilding of the major parts so that they all line up back in the original position 

This photo is showing the rebuilding of a piece that was completely missing and have to reshape the area

The same job here rebuilding where there are pieces completely missing