Restoration of the classic 1930's yacht Gadfly II/Mai Star II

Now we have returned from Woodplumpton it is the turn of Mai Star II to get some of the work done to her. One of the jobs that needs doing is to remove all the old copper nails from the beam shelf where the new ribs have to go in from above and behind the beam shelf and down to where the ribs fit on to the hog.  So far we have to renew five ribs and one frame before we can move on along the port side and replace further ribs and frames on that side of the hull, then we can turn our attention to the starboard side and do the same to that side of the hull. Once all the ribs and frames are either renewed or parts repaired, then we will turn our attention to the sheer strakes and the deck beams .

This is a link to my YouTube channel on how I am getting the old putty and caulking cotton out of the hull seams    https://youtu.be/uDZGs5_h_KE

Starting tomorrow, it is hoped that the pattern can be made to the make the new frame which was removed because it  was rotten and had signs  of land borne wood worm from when it was made and fitted to the boat. There is no signs of any of the wood worm now, however, it must have been there a one point looking at the amount of holes in the old frame when it was removed.  The other jobs that we can to tackle are making the area where the old ribs were better by drilling and plugging up the holes from the old copper nails and re-drilling the holes a fresh when the ribs and frames are steamed and fitted in position.  However, before any of that can be done the plank seams will have to cleaned out and the planks pushed back into position and the gaps in the planks closed up so that a small amount of caulking cotton and putty is put in the seams once more.  So a lot of drilling and plugging and racking out seams to be done over the next few days on Mai Star II. ...

  Tomorrow, while many people will be taking advantage of a four day holiday, I will be working on Mai Star II, As my workshop and yard is closed to clients for the holiday it gives me time to get on with work on Mai Star II. The first job will be to clear the area around the front of Mai Star II so that I can get to the lower part of the hull to clear the plank seams of the old caulking cotton and putty so that when the ribs are steamed in position the plank seam will close up.Another job to get started will be to make up a pattern for the frame which is missing on the port hand side. Once that is made then I will be able to transfer the pattern to the plank of oak to make up the section that will become the frame.Other jobs. I hope to get started are the drilling out the holes from the old copper nails and drill out the holes with a tapered plug cutter to take the tapered plugs which I will be making once the tapered plug cutter is delivered to my workshop. So happy days making t...