Starting to make up the new strengthen pads for the centreboard pin

Setting out the area which needs to be re-enforced to take the weight heavy centreboard which damaged the centreboard case 

First job is to clean up the area around the centreboard pivot and then fix the new pads to thecentreboard case and then glass over thepads to make them part of the centreboard case

The new pivot bearing which will be fitted to the centreboard once the pads are glassed into position 

The marine plywood pads being glued together to make them the correct size to fit the new bearing into once these are glassed on to the case

The Rib boat repair finished just need to paint the Antifouling paint

The repair before it was started on at the beginning of the week  

The hole was repair by re-gelcoating the hole in the hull and then relaying the matting back to the original spec

A new watertight inspection hatch fitted should it be necessary to get under the floor in the future 

A coat of underwater primer to seal the surface of the hull before antifouling the bottom with hard powerboat antifoul paint 

Next repair, this time a hole punched in the bottom by a mis-positioned roller on the trailer

A small rib in for a repair to its rib bottom which was damaged the last time it was out on the water 

Firstjob is to cut an inspection hatch in the top of the rigid bottom so that it can be repaired from the inside

The engine in need of servicing while at the yard 

The repair needed to the bottom 

A mixed bag of work this week

A new tool to help putting wood through the thicknesser and wood cut on the bench saw, it will makelife a lot easier to cut and shape larger pieces of wood 

Gluing up new deck beams for the Cornish Crabber so we can get ahead with the refit of the foredeck and cabin of the boat.

Thecentreboard case already to go back in the boat once the hull part of the grinding is done and the centreboard case can be glassed back into position. 

The plate needs a light girt blasting and then repainting before its installation  

TheMai Star Class dinghy is getting a fresh coat of marine varnish.

The dinghy mould is ready to get its hull laid up in the mould 

making new deck beams for the Cornish Crabber

Bolting down the blocks on the deck beam jig 

Dry run to make sure the blocks in the correct position

Sorting out the clamp position and number needed to do the job

Plastic sheet to stop the glue stick the beam to the jig  

Glued up and now left tocure over night 

A new tool to make working on the bench saw and any other machine that needs the wood supporting while going through the machine