Month: July 2009

Rip, fit, mark out, and remove two layers of deck ply. Make and cut mortise and tenon on aft samson post. Fit to horn. Check post into deck beam. Make and glue in blocking and patches to sheer clamp, transom hoop, and horn. Repair inner hull planking. Everdure new timber.

Clean up and fair inner planking edgings and refine second plank bevels. Cut scarfs into existing and new top planking. Cut bottom bevels and fit to hull. Trim corner blocking and fit and glue in blocking for bottom of sharp corners. Shape transom and fair into top planks. Cut back planking for hull repair. Fit and glue on sheer clamp packers. Fair sheer and plane on camber. Fair deck beams and check into sheer clamp and rudder post.