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| Rebuilding of the interior. I added a new sole to the battery compartment to replace the old rotting sole. The fir plywood visible just behind the ladder replaces part of the original teak veneer sole destroyed by the rot. The new sole in the compartment is removeable to allow access to the bilge. The silver box to starboard is the 120 volt battery charger. Also visible is my much used Makita 4" grinder. |
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| The redesigned chart table. I was able to reuse the solid teak hinged top. (not visble in this picture) |
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| In the original boat this area was built as an inclosed
forward v-berth. I removed the doorway and rebuilt the bulkhead to
convert the area back to what the original (?) brochure shows. I will
not use this area as a bunk. It will be used for storage. I retained the original bookshelves to port and starboard. The white bulkhead forward is the aft end of the foredeck anchor well. To this I added a piece of 1/2" ply to take the additional load of the new staysail fitting that will be added to the boat. Just aft of the anchor well and under the foredeck I added two layers of 1/2" plywood to re-inforce the deck for the anchor windlass. Visually obscured by the bin and bucket is a new partial bulkhead that is the aft retaining wall for the chain locker. |
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| I enlarged the starboard settee and had to make a new settee back. |
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| I also widened the port settee and filled in the forward
space between the settees. This makes a very nice and large U shaped
seating area. At the top of the picture is one of the two new ports I added in place of the old Becksons. |
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| This area above the battery compartment and forward the engine will be my primary tool storage bin. It's quite huge! |
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| In this area was a large holding tank. I removed the tank and built a new shelf to hold a new 30 gal water tank. |
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| This is the new forward hatch. The original deck boss was for a trapizoidal shape. I could not find a new hatch to fit this shape so reframed the opening with teak to accept the new hatch boss. This hatch really is new and shiny but now has a covering of dust but it does show a nice reflection of the big tree next to the boat. |
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| Here's a good shot of the starboard side of the boat. Just aft amidships to port is the large tree I used to assist in lifting the mast off the boat . The gray paint is what is left of the old barrier coat after sandblasting and grinding out blisters. |
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| The new plywood I had to add to the cockpit sole after discovering the original balsa core was almost all destroyed by water penetration. It still needs to be glassed over. The wood was set in thickened epoxy and attached to the original inner skin of f/g. |
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| This is the base framing for the hard dodger I am building. Not much to see here yet. The wider part of the base in the middle will be the base for a small box yet to be built. This will house instruments and possibly the VHF. |
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| These are the laminated beams for the top of the dodger. There are three stacked together. One of three layers and two of two layers. They are about 8' long now but will be reduced to about 6' when installed. In this picture the beams are just "resting" until being installed. |
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| The repainted boom. The small winch mounted forward is for the reef lines. Back aft is a 1" track and two movable blocks for the reef points. At the froward end of the boom below the gooseneck fitting are two camcleats. They hold the outhaul and topping lift tails. |
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| Three of the four new winch bases. The one below the
gooseneck, to the left in picture (gooseneck fitting is down in the
picture) is for the topping lift and outhaul. The lower end of the spin pole track can be seen to the right. |
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| The new staysail fitting. It also carries the running backstays. Made by Dwyer and available in exchange for your firstborn. |
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