Progress Update

Just spoke at length with Rick and here's where we are at:

• Still on target to drop her back in the water at the end of the month.
• All deadwood repairs are done, stem is almost done, and starting on replanking.
• Spars are all finished - hanging out for photos!
• Waiting on the yard to pull the shaft.

Sounds like poor Rick has been busting his gut getting the planking off. The thing is so tight, and the inner and outer layers are bedded in polysulphide bedding (same as deck caulking) and just do not want to come apart. They had to resort to using an air chisel to get the outer planks off!

Rick has found out that the boat used to have a 110V DC generator, which is very weird, but is pretty sure that this was the source of the electrolysis. The strapping is all sweet, and he only had to cut out one section for access reasons.

Keel bolts are sweet, sea cocks and thru-hulls are generally all in great condition, just five thru-hulls that will be replaced.

Rudder is mint - all pins and gudgeons are 100%, no leaks, no rot, copper sheathing is in perfect condition, just had to fit in a replacement piece to fix a botched past repair of some worm damage.

The rigger has gone over everything and fully concurred with the initial assessment - new forestay and main backstay, and replace all mizzen rigging (the main rigging was replaced previously but the mizzen was not).

Rick is going to look at soda-blasting the hull to prep for sealing and painting.Will also copper-sheath the base of the trunk and deadwood.

So she's full steam ahead, and fingers crossed for an end of month splash-down.