One has to admire the quality of workmanship from these bygone days where craftsman were allowed the noble materials and the time to imagine and construct items that would endure the ravages of centuries of hard work and the elements. Each time I look at the boat, I can't help regretting this fast and furious age of disposable goods and plastic, the only lasting thing being the plastic which we will leave behind us for future generations to deal with. We, perhaps, can't stop progress and mass production but we can still learn from the past and strive towards a better understanding of where we are going.
I should probably start a tree hugging category!

Seven weeks have past and we are on target though it is still early days. We have taken stock now, of the work, and will not find any more surprises, the elderly lady having been indelicatly stripped of her habillage! I am looking forward to next week where we will begin to repair the first parts of her tired hull and I will, of course continue to keep you updated of progress.

Bon weekend.

Jono