The dinghy starts to take form and grow.

This photo shows the stern knee getting fitted ready for the transon to be fixed to it.

This photo shows the transom before it is cut to size,but after it is thickness to size.

This photo shows the transom now being fixed to the stern knee.

This photo shows the start of fitting the garboard plank to the stem

This photo shows the starboard garboard plank being steamed into place.

This photo shows the two garboard planks in place, the port side one being fitted to the stem while the starboard side one is collong off.

This photo shows the port side one in the final fitting before cutting the rebate on it and then fixing in position with copper nails and bronze screws.

This photo shows the boat starting to take shape.

Now the planks are starting to go on the moulds and its the birth of a new boat.

This photo shows the spoil board being put in place ready to mark the starboard side garboard plank.

This photo shows the spoil board being position on the stem and final trimming of the stem to fit the spoil board.

This photo shows the first garboard plank being cramped in place.

This photo shows the front end of the garboard plank being placed in the steam box to make it possible to cramp it easier to the stem given the tight angle it has to turn to fit the stem.

The steamed garboard plank cramped in place on the stem and left to cool down over the weekend before starting to final fit the garboard next week.

The start of the new dinghy.

This photo show s the plywood spoilt board cramped to the stem

This photo shows the spoilt boards cramped to one of the mould station along the length of the boat.

This photo show the first board of larch with the spoilt board pinned to it ready to mark it up

This photo shows the front end of the spoilt board

This photo shows the aft end of the larch board with the spoilt marker set up on the witness marks that were taken off the keel and mould station marks

The new Mai-Star Class dinghy starting to take shape.

So the new dinghy starts its building process.

This photo shows the new dinghy now set up and leveled anf the sheerline batten fixed in place.

A photo of the sheerline batten from the starboard bow .

This photo shows the roof braces in place ready for the work to begin and the hull to take shape over the following months.

Now that the building stocks are in place the work can begin on building the new boat and see it take shape and be afloat for next season.

It has been a busy week at J-Star Boats with a number of projects progressing along

The weather has not been good over the course of the last week, but that has not stopped us from getting a number of jobs sorted out on a number of projects.

The new build has seen the transom made and glued together and now made ready to cut to size and get fitted in place so the the planking can start on the boat.

The Enterprise restoration is progessing along with the deck now all dry fitted and the front bouyant tank bulkhead now dry fitted and ready to epoxy tape and seal in place. Once that is glued in placeand the forward end of the boat is varnished and the underside of the deck gets the same treatment. Then the deck can be glued and pinned down and the rest of the deck can follow suit.
Then the boat can be put to one side until the weather gets better and the painting and varnishing can take place in the spring.

While this is being done the new build can get underway and also the major refit on the Mai-Star II can get underway and have the planks, ribs and the cabin sides and roof re-fitted and the whole boat painted and varnished and the rest of the work completed on it.

So there are a number of other project to be getting underway as well, such as the mini refit of the Hardy 18 "Me Time" as well as the Princess 25 September Morn refit as well. So there are a number of project to do over the next few months.