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 have to decide this just yet as we have other jobs to do before that is in sight as a job that needs deciding on.

In the meantime we have to still fit the deck beams in their original position which ever way we decide to go down when the time comes to decide which way we go.

So we still keep going on with the deck beams and the breasthook and then once all the forward deck beams are in position we will have to turn our attention to fitting the aft cabin beam and making and fitting the cabin side carlins and the short deck beams and the refit the cabin sides and front and making new cabin side corner posts to fix the cabin sides and front together. So lots of fun to come as we progress with this restoration project

 https://youtu.be/ZaxAmh4FQ_o

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