Another busy week down at the boatyard and in the workshop

Work is now underway on the Hardy 25 with the cockpit refit well underway and the rest of the boat getting underway next week 

Now that other projects are now finished the Mai-Star II refit can get underway with one of the apprentices getting to grips with the deck beams and other repairs needed to be done on this Classic sailing yacht.

This small motor launch is now finished and over the weekend will be going back to its owner so he can use it on the local rivers

Another new project boat has come to the boatyard to be worked on and get restored back to its former glory and back on the water where she belongs

The Morgan Giles 30 now sanded down on the starboard side and now just the port side to do and then it can be left to dry out and then it can get Gel Shielded as part of its refit.

Next week there will be a start made on the Mai-Star Class dinghy to get it finished off and on the water and also the GRP dinghy will be started to be moulded.

The Morgan Giles 30 getting the bottom sanded off and a another new project boat in the yard.

The starboard side is now all sanded back to the original gelcoat

So there are a few areas that need more sanding,however,the worse part of the job on the starboard side is now done

Now it is the turn off the port side to get the same treatment and then it will need a short time to dry out the areas which are in need of drying off and a few repairs to the back of the keel 

Another project speed boat as come to the yard to have some bottom repairs around the transom area and a new lower transom repair before being painted and have its 2.0 litre BMW engine refitted and put back in commission

The Morgan Giles 30 bottom being sanded back to base gelcoat

The bottom of the Morgan Giles 30 getting sanded back ready to be re-gel Shielded 

Halfway down one side so far 

One starting at the front working aft while the other work forward from the aft end.

The small river launch having a few small jobs done to finish it off

At last I have got the aft locker catches and have got them fitted, this was after looking high and low through marine catalogues trying to find the original catches.  

All that is left to do is give the launch a good clean from bow to stern and touch up a couple of areas of damaged paint work on the hull and the launch will be ready for the season

The Morgan Giles 30 Bottom job getting underway

The bottom now masked off and ready to get sanding the old bottom finish which appears to be an early form of Epoxy protection system which as broken down with age.

This is going to be a long job for two of the apprentices to do over the next week or so.

A test patch which as been done to see the extent of the job ahead and to gauge how much sanding it is going to take to get back to the original gelcoat.