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

  Clearing space for another work station in the temporary workshop in the yard to work on parts from Mai Star II across the yard from the temporary workshop   The temporary workshop is where the boats waiting to come into the workshop are being stored until there is space in the workshop to work on them. Mai Star II now as her deck and cabin sides removed so that the work on replacing her rotten top of her frames and broken ribs can be worked on easier without the cabin sides and decks being in the way. Just got to put the framework of the temporary shed back up once the parts are welded back together which got broken in a gale a couple of years ago and not had the chance to weld up. That should be done over the next few weeks so that work can start on her shortly. This cover is only temporary as We are getting the original cover repaired and once that is done then the shed will be well protected for the winter.  

We have now removed the cabin off the boat and put it in the temporary workshop across the yard from Mai Star II so that the cabin sides can be worked on in the dry and any of the parts can be repaired while one of us is working on Mai Star II hull and get the frames and ribs made and in the case of the ribs steamed into position. The frames will have to be patterned up and made and then fixed into position. There is one major plank removal needed on the port side where the frame was fitted which caused the lank joint to fail as water ingress caused the butt end of the planks to rot. So there will be a plank to replace in that position. A good starting job for the new apprentice to undertake as he learns his trade as a boat builder of the future. One of the most thankless jobs will be to remove all the paint from the inside of hull so that the hull can inspected  and checked for rot or other problems which will need to be sorted as we move forward with the project. So hopefully ove...

After 9 months of not being able to get any work done on Mai Star II for various reasons which I will not go into on this forum. I have now been able to get my disabled son Michael involved in the restoration of Mai Star II. He as A.S.D. however, he is very passionate about get Mai Star II restored and is now heavily involved in the restoration of Mai Star II.  Over the past week he as been able to remove all the seacocks out of the hull. He as also removed the portholes from the cabin sides and as with the help of me and a friend removed the cabin sides off the boat and into its individual parts ready to put away until they are ready to be put back on the boat after the hull and deck repairs are done.  Now that the seacocks and cabin sides are removed from the boat, the boats hull is now exposed so that the major work on the hull can work with an inspection of the beam shelf and the frames and ribs.  So now that we have Michael helping two days a week when it is possible...