Just got off the phone with the yard. Work is continuing removing the deck and they also began removing a couple of planks. Apparently they were remaining in place out of pure habit! The bronze fasteners are all but gone and there is much rot behind. I really think we got to this yacht just in time. I should get some photos tomorrow so I will post them then. Meanwhile I have been working on drawings for the new interior layout which in actual fact will be closer to the original than she was and using 100% of the interior that we removed. It is an interesting process as I must incorporate modern cruising comforts into an interior that was conceived for what we call nowadays "camping" and maintain the look and feel of a classic yacht. The main areas of difficulty lie in the plumbing and wiring of which there will be much more. I am also looking into ways in which to save weight in order to offset these additions and all this in an already lightly built yacht. Great fun!
And just to make things really interesting, I threw the tape measure at "Rowdy" this morning. I think I going to develop a bald patch this year!

More tomorrow,

Jono.