Making a start on removing the last of the starboard sheer stake plank

Yesterday I started to remove the last part of the starboard sheer stake plank to gain access to the back of the beam shelf/ gunwale to be able to pass the new steamed oak ribs into place after the old doubled and sistered ribs are removed.

As you can see from this photo I have  uncovered a can of worms in the way of other work that is going to have to be done before any other work can be done on the sheer stake or any other part of the boat in this area.

There is an area of expending foam in a void space behind the forward apron of the stem, there is a lot of checking in the breasthook and a former colony of woodworm long since gone away.

So I am will have to make a new laminated breasthook and also do a repair to the upper section of stem to remove any rot that as travelled down thew stem that can not be seen from just looking at the exposed part.

The copper nail on the upper part of the photo is a nail that was made up from a length of copper rod with the end pinned over to make a head for the nail and the inboard end having a copper washer to act as a rove. This was a normal practice when you had a length that was not a standard length and you had to make your own nails  This was true when you were nailing lodging knees in position and the distance was more than most nails came in at the time when Mai Star II was build.


The port side of the hull is now clear of any of the old ribs and now needs to be primed with yacht primer before the new ribs are steamed into position and the fixed in place with copper nails and roves and the shape of the hull brought back into  its correct shape once more.

At the same time I will be making a template of the frame to make a new frame the correct shape to fit in the hull and that will also help bring back the shape in that side of the hull, As this is the area of the hull that as distraughted  the most over the years.


The port side is where the tops of the frames are in the worst condition as many of the upper section are rotten and split. So there is going to be a lot of upper section of the frames to remake and fit and the side where the most of the ribs will need to be renewed.

The deck beams will have to be remade as they are rotten at the ends and the cabin sides will have to be remade with new corner posts. Also there are going to be new carlins and short deck beams as well. 

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