Progress update on Mai Star II over the past week

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 Over the past week there as been a lot of of work done on a number of projects from refitting floor bearers in the hull to repairs to the cabin sides and finally repairs to the Samson post which needed a new heal piece making to fit on the lower section of the original Samson post. The majority of the Samson post was in good condition and rather than make a completely new Samson post it was decided that it was just as good to make up a new lower section out of same well seasoned oak we have in the yard and make up a new heal piece. The cabin sides need to have some more major repairs done, however, it was decided that grading pieces were the way to go so these were made up and glued in position. The reasoning behind doing this rather than cut whole section out and gluing new complete pieces in place was that the inside face of the cabin side was not damage and therefore it was not going to need a repair to be seen when it was not needed to be.

The next job on Mai Star II will be to makeup a new aft cabin beam and to vertical post to connect the half beams to and then be able to refit the new carlins and refit the cabin sides and front back into position.

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