Up
on blocks at Darthaven Marina
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View
from the bow, we weighed in at 26 tons.
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We
had to burn off fiberglass tape that some muppett
had stuck over the garboard seam
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The whole length of the boat.
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Stripped off some
copper sheathing on the keel to inspect the condition
of the keel timber
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Timber was
in perfect condition.
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 Copper
is used to stop 'Gribble' a wood boring worm that
loves Oak.
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The Oak is in
better condition than the Copper
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Fitted
a new false keel. 47 feet of English Oak. This piece
is 'sacrificial' to the main keel, takes the worst
of the wear, and is easily replaced.
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Raked out the garboard seam and set
about re-fixing the planks with 2 1/2 inch silicone
bronze screws
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Timber looks rough because of the scraping
off of the tape, it had been stuck on with epoxy resin.
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Screwed amidships.
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And
astern.
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235
screws each side.They cost 71p each.
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Caulking
the garboard seam.
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Caulking material is cotton, twisted
into a thick yarn and hammered in between the planks
and the keel to form a watertight seal. |
Ballast
taken out, hull scraped and painted, ballast painted
and re secured.
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A
coat of paint topsides, anti-foul and ready to go
back in the water.
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The
crane has a maximum capacity of 35 tons.
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And runs on aircraft tyres.
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