Keel ballast faired into hull and encapsulated in fibreglassSilicon bronze keelbolts, nine in total, the aftmost above showing forward of its irremovable progenitor.Bowsprit whisker stays and dolphin striker mocked up
Forward reinforcement, tying gammon iron backing to sampson post beams.
View aft, with engine removed for keelbolt insertionsBoom crutch pads
Mainsail and topsail to come. All but ballooner of Haywards’ Clipper Canvas (“the only stable polyester cloth in the world designed specifically for traditional and classic sails”) Light (7.2 oz). Looks, feels, and sounds like canvas. And the ballooner is from the excess of the Contender Superkote 130 light cream special run made for Ariki.
Design.Material (oregon)Construction plan in cross-sectionMinor sparsJig for reboring rudderstock holeFibreglass rudderstock sleeve in positionHeadpiece cleaned up, showing detailed carving
The restoration of Rogue (1892) 