Latest Update on the Mai Star II restoration project
This is the latest update on the progress with the restoration of Mai Star II, there has been a long time since we last posted an update about the progress that has been made on Mai Star II's restoration. We are well on our way to get the fore deck beams back in position and fixed down in place. There as been a lot of work done on other parts of the forward end of Mai Star II as can be seen on this video. Currently my boat building apprentice is making a new breasthook to replace the rotten and broken breasthook. With the foredeck beams now in position. We now can move aft to fit and fix the two next deck beams which are the two deck beams on the fore and aft position for the mast to go through the deck when the mast was keel stepped. However, over the years the mast was shortened and the mast became deck stepped with a tabernacle made and fitted and a compression post fitted under the deck. We are still toying with the idea to put the mast back as a keel stepped mast. We do not ha...