176 viewsHow we found the boat. Looks ok. She wasn’t.
169 viewsThe boat all set to travel back to Wales. Just need to strap it down, and find somewhere to put 30’ of mast.
168 viewsSibrwd gutted
179 viewsArgh! Mulch and rot aplenty
174 viewsThe garage
181 viewsSibrwd ensconsed, ready to start
178 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.
227 views‘space frame’ to carry the loads from the unstayed mast and support the foredeck
207 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
228 viewsSurprise’s rig. Sibrwd’s will be pretty much identical.
208 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.
213 viewsThe mast socket, up in the eyes of the boat.
