Monday, August 31, 2015

Old bottom removed, ragged edges of the garboard trimmed, entire outside of hull has been stripped and sanded.  Some, but not all of the wrought iron clinch nails with heads proud have been set with hammer and dolly.  Progress.
 Both sides, stripped with hot air gun and scraper, then sanded with RO 80 grit
 Just a bit of the sheer strake left on this side
 The transom is a mess, holes from previous lives, hard white filler here and there, not to mention the top edge needs to be replace.  Cover the whole transom with 1/4 inch mahogany ply?  Just Veneer?
 Attempt at replacing the only broken frame
 New deck beams, Closest is sawn and coated with shellac, center is laminated in place, both spruce.  These two replaced the originals which did not inspire confidence.  The center piece of the deck also had to be replaced.  Ripped it out of a piece of spruce (original appears to be spruce).
 View along the side of the nicely stripped and sanded hull.
 This one shows the sheer, I like it. As I work I ponder the application of electric propulsion.
And another.  Mess on the floor is getting ankle deep, must stop and clean.
 Standing at the stem, shooting towards the stern. Below, a view of the foredeck.

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