Well, the whole deck has been removed and the covering boards came off today, revealing a large amount of rot, especially in the transom area. I'm sure that I've said it before but there is not much holding it all together and we joke that she held together out of pure habit! The boys are continuing to strip off the paint from the topsides and a couple more lower planks were removed during the day.

Meanwhile, back in France, I have been working on the rig plans which are difficult to read. All the spars, of which there are 6, are on the same drawing. So for the sake of clarity, I am working on having seperate drawings for each and on top of that, converting all the measurements to metric as few people here are used to working in feet and inches. A tedious job at best! I am also sourcing bronze items in the US which will be custom made to the original plans.

More tomorrow.

Jono