189 viewsHow we found the boat. Looks ok. She wasn’t.
183 viewsThe boat all set to travel back to Wales. Just need to strap it down, and find somewhere to put 30’ of mast.
182 viewsSibrwd gutted
193 viewsArgh! Mulch and rot aplenty
187 viewsThe garage
195 viewsSibrwd ensconsed, ready to start
191 viewsCockpit sole going in 6mm ply epoxy sealed on 2”x1” Douglas Fir stringers on 9mm ply floors/ bulkheads. 2” x 1” DF inner and outer whales glued down and through screwed from the inside. The fibre glass bulkhead was the only internal structure, other than the centreplate box to survive the takedown.
241 views‘space frame’ to carry the loads from the unstayed mast and support the foredeck
221 viewsAnother shot of the foredeck/mast support arrangement. The plastic tube was a trial fit to make sure I got the rake right. I did toy with glassing it to produce a cone, but went for a wooden box section instead
244 viewsSurprise’s rig. Sibrwd’s will be pretty much identical.
222 viewscockpit coaming offered up prior to screw and glue. I know - not enough clamps! I put on a load more after this photo was taken.
226 viewsThe mast socket, up in the eyes of the boat.
