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When we began replacing the necessary planking, we found that through the ages the original planking most likely had been sanded and refinished several times, making it thinner than it had originally been in 1929. This, along with the owner's desire to see beautiful new cedar instead of old, necessitated that we now very carefully undo a lot of our work and completely replank the vessel. This is most certainly building a boat the hard way! All that will now remain of the original vessel is the transom, centreboard trunk, spars and the steel centreboard. And so the project continues .......... |
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New planks
are built and varnished on the inside prior to installation. "Asphodel"
is in the background.
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The new
cedar planks are then installed using thickened varnish as caulking
at the laps.
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Slowly and
systematically the original planking is removed and replaced.
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This picture
shows the hull has been totally replanked and all the new deck beams
have been built, varnished and installed. The rib ends still need
to be trimmed.
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AAAHH!
Finally the last (6th) coat of varnish is being applied to the entire interior. |
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The new
decks have been built, the undersides varnished, then permanently
installed. They are now being covered in epoxy and cloth for maximum
durability, then will be painted.
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the completion of the project on this lovely 14' Peterborough Catboat. |
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