Going to be a busy week next week with a many of project getting underway again after a summer lay off.

The following couple of weeks are going to be busy with a number of projects being restarted after a summer lay off and the owners wanting to get their boats back in the water or at least finished off before the weather changes and no work can be do on them.

The weather as turned so the work is on hold for a while.

As the weather as turned for the worse the work on Reveller as come to an end for a while. However if there are a few days of settle weather then we will get on and get a few more planks on and even a coat of paint on the hull and bottom over the coming weeks and months. 

Getting more planks on the bottom of Reveller

Three more planks put on the bottom  so the hole is getting smaller. 

Lots of angles to cut,a but at least the plank lengths are short than a fore and aft planked boat

The planks are going in thick and fast so it is just a matter of keeping up with the supply of wood

 Three short lengths of planking going in

Getting to grips with a poorly done repair to the bottom

This repair to the bottom is a poorly done repair and is very dangerous in that it does not have any strength in it and the first time the boat was put under any stress would fail and the boat would founder.

A photo showing it is not just one plank joint but three planks side by side 

The wood used in the repair was substandard

The extent of the rot is wide spread on the port side

Getting the bilge keel off so can get to the rotten planks

Getting the nuts off the bolts holding the keel on

Some came off , others on the other hand did not and had to be cut off with an angle grinder 

They all came off and the keel did come off the bottom

The keel coming off with the add of a few hardwood wedges

Finally off and ready to put to one side while the planks are replaced