177 viewsHow we found the boat. Looks ok. She wasn’t.
171 viewsThe boat all set to travel back to Wales. Just need to strap it down, and find somewhere to put 30’ of mast.
170 viewsSibrwd gutted
180 viewsArgh! Mulch and rot aplenty
175 viewsThe garage
182 viewsSibrwd ensconsed, ready to start
179 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.
228 views‘space frame’ to carry the loads from the unstayed mast and support the foredeck
208 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
229 viewsSurprise’s rig. Sibrwd’s will be pretty much identical.
209 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.
214 viewsThe mast socket, up in the eyes of the boat.
