It's June!
Here's an update on the work on the snipe. More planks coming off. I've now removed all the planks below the chine and assessing what needs to be done why they are off. So far the list is
- Replace the chine logs. Looks like Douglas fir; bad shape around the screws
- Replace the port side first rib. Looks like it split when they were building it. They put a bolt through it to hold it together but then it snapped near the keel.
- Replace one of the ribs midship. Screw rusted, weakened the rib and it split
- Stripping varnish inside so I can put on some fresh
- Maybe a few of the deck furring strips may need to be replaced once it's flipped back over
- Epoxy the keel ( that one we already knew about)
Classic nationals in San Diego this August. NO WAY will this boat be ready. Bummer
Here are some pics:
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| All the bottom planks below the chine are off. gives great access to the interior of the boat to assess what needs to be done. |
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| Stripping underway near the cockpit, you can see one of the screw strips used to hold the deck seams has split. may need to fix this when I start working on the deck. |
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| looking forward from the view above. you can see how bad the interior was with a mix of white overspray, original varnish, and some more modern crappy varnish. It looks nice once its all off. |
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| Progress stripping the stern. not perfect, but coming along. you can see my saw bench through the open outboard hatch in the top middle of the photo. |
