The work on Mai Star II is coming along steadily with the planks being plugged.

 The hull planking on Mai Star II is not so much like a pin cushion and more like a porcupine with a large number of the old oversized holes in the hull being filled with softwood plugs so that the new ribs can be fixed through new wood and not having to replace planks unnecessarily because of a few oversized holes that can be easily filled and the holes re-drill to be able to be used when fitting the new ribs and frames.   


The first job to do to the hull was to cut back the plugs and sand them back until they were smooth with the hull planking once more.


The other job was to pull the two halves of the planking where the frame is missing so they were flat with the surrounding planking so it was easier to sand the plugs back.


A major job to do with the replacement of the sternpost which got broken when moving the boat across the yard.


Looks like it needed replacing anyway.


We will be replacing the transom at the same time as the sternpost so making the back of the boat strong again.



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