INTERIOR
NEW FRAMES
All the gray primed frames are new. |
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PINE
ON FORKLIFT
The yellow pine for the planking arrives. |
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SNOWY
PLANKING
It is a good thing TRUE LOVE is in a shed. |
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CUTTING
PLANKING
The crew starts to cut and scarf planking in preparation
for installation. |
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FIRST
NEW PLANK
Finally the first new plank goes on. |
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2
NEW PLANKS
Things take shape as more planks go on. |
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SHAPING
NEW PLANK
A new plank gets shaped in the shop. |
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NEW
STEM & 1ST PLANK FASTENED
The 1st plank fitted to the new stem. |
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RE-DRIFTING
STERN POST
New bronze rods are driven into the sternpost. |
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DECK
BEAM CAMBER
The first of the deck beams are cut. |
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NEW
BILGE STRINGER
Because of all the frame sisters over the years
the bilge stringer looked like swiss cheese and
gets renewed. |
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HOISTING
DECK BEAMS
A pre-fabricated section of the deck beams and mast
partners forward gets hoisted into place. |
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NEW
TRANSOM FRAMING
New transom framing, when we took off the old plywood
transom the whole framonf assembly fell to the floor
in a pile of rotten wood. |
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INTERIOR
The interior is looking better. |
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DECK
AFT
Everything gray is new, the old cockpit is still
in place. |
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DECK
FROM BOW
Looking aft from the bow at the end of March. |
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