The further into this project I get, the worse my literary skills seem to become and I have the feeling that I don’t have much of any great interest to write, but at the risk of boring you all, I will attempt to capture your attention for a few moments and try to share with you this latest chapter in the rebirth of this wonderful yacht. (Now that’s a big sentence!)
Having spent hours designing and drawing modifications to the beautiful gimballed saloon table in order to accommodate more alcohol, as suggested by my Dad, and purely as a counter weight, of course, I couldn’t bring myself to take a saw to it so I left it as it is and turned my attention to more pressing matters.
On a more serious note…………….
The cockpit opening has been defined and cut out but behind the scenes, much analysing of the drawings took place in order to establish the true location and dimensions of this feature before the first saw cut could be made. And this is true for all the openings in the deck and also for the various fittings which will be bolted to the deck. These require hardwood backing pads and it is easier and quicker to place them before the deck goes on than after. More head scratching. Time is of the essence!
A repair to the stem is well underway and the final floors are almost finished. The deck beams are now all fastened and the central whatchamacallit is being glued into place. More deadwood has been removed for repairs and we are now preparing for the removal of the 12 ton keel which will hopefully happen in the next couple of weeks. The bench for the mast construction is being made and we will also start the mast soon. We also took delivery of the electric package, the propulsion package and a large amount of general chandlery. It was almost like my birthday………..only not!
Keep the comments coming. I am always delighted to know that someone is reading this stuff and it is not for nothing.
More next week.
Jono