The speed boat as changed colour to its final colour apartfrom the red chine line and the repaired trailer

Over the weekend the hull topsides were sprayed their final colour apart from the red chine line which will be painted in as one of the last jobs to do on the hull.

The final coat will be put on once the hulll is back on the trailer and the other work is done of the top of the boat.Sorting out the deck the edging of the deck to hull joint and refitting the engine and the outdrive leg.

The traileris now repaired with new steel members in the trailer and now fitting the wooden rails for the hull to be supported on when being launched and recovered after doing its sea trials 

 

The major parts of the structure that need tackling first, the ribs and the keel bearers.

The first of the ribs to be removed from the port side of the hull, The major problem we have here is that the plank nails have stretched and the planks have moved and the planks have now got steps on the inside which needs to be tackled first before the new ribs can befitted back in position.   The main problem is that it as happened on the frames along the port side, and so the frame nails will need to be removed and any rubbish collected behind the frames will need to be removed.So the planks seams will need to be cleaned out as well so that the plank can return to their correct position

The keel bearers are going to have be replaced. The best way to make new keel bearers will be to laminated new keel bearers out of oak which the old bears are made from and have lasted 80+ years. 

Just got to get the old keel bearers out and make patterns from them and make up a jig to build new keel bearers 

 

Getting on with removing the interior wood work so that the repairs can take place on the hull.

Now that the bulkheads and bunk fronts and top are out of the boat it is a lot easier to work on the inside and get to all the parts we need to remove.

Just got the two last bulkheads at the back of the cabin to remove and cut the cockpit bulkhead off at the deck beam level and  cabin roof can be removed to make even more room to work in.

The major areas which need replacing are the forward frames which are the frames which take the stress from the rig and are in the worse condition. 

The two deck knees supporting the backward pressure on the Samson post  which appear to be in good condition and hope to reuse these in the restoration 

 

Mai Star II Restoration

The first part of the top plank on the port side is now removed and as exposed a fair amount of work that needs doing in the area 

The inside bunks are nowremoved so we can access to the inside of the hull to do the repairs to the planking and the ribs 

The main part that needs sorting out are the upper parts of the frames where they are either rotten or broken 

The starboard top plank is the worse of the two planks with a rotten top edge for most of its length

 

Finally bit the bullet and started to take the top planks off the hull and dismantle the inside to gain access to the hull to repair and replace the rotten and damaged parts

Cutting off the top plank with a reciprocating saw to get rid of the plank is the best way and then chisel off the parts attached to the ribs and frames  

The aft part of the port plank now removed and it as exposed the rotten and damaged frames and damaged to the beam shelf 

One of the frames which is in need of replacing as it is broken lower down and had a piece let in when it was first fitted in 1939 when it was the wrong shape and fitted a wedge to make up the difference

The top of the frames in a bad way and are both broken lower down. The two that are in the worse condition are the main chain plates and the lower stays on both sides of the hull 

Next job on the forward end of the hull the replacing of the ribs after they are removed and the new ribs are made and steamed into position 

The starboard bunk is now being dismantled