Infrastructure & Paint

The table saw now has an extraction adapter so that we can extract using either a 100mm pipe or a smaller 50mm shop vac hose. A 2-gang power socket which supply the tools had broken so a replacement was obtained and fitted.

Elsewhere Nellie was getting her underside painted. We used ordinary domestic paint rather than anti-fouling paint as Nellie won't be going anywhere near water any time soon.

Work continued on Saga's new deck with the centreline covers being glued down.

Tooling & Water Line

The table saw which arrived without any chip extraction fitting has now had a 4" extraction hood fitted. We do not have a 4" extractor at present but it is on the shopping list. In the meantime we will use a vac with a smaller diameter hose via an adapter plate.

Nellie is having her waterline marked out ready for the painting of her below the water line anti-fouling.

Setting the waterline with masking tape

Setting the waterline with masking tape

Roving

White Wings is getting some of her planking re-roved; that is copper boat nails are hammer from the outside through over lapping planks and timmers (ribs) and small copper roves (cupped disks) are then places on the inside of the nail, the nail is cut back to leave a few millimetres exposed which is then peened over the rove to fix the nail in position. This task usually requires at least two people as one has to work on the outside of the boat and the other on the inside.

Working on White Wings

What's going on here?

Waterwitch Engine Service

Now that Waterwitch has been moved inside we have been able to start servicing the engine which hasn't been started for around 5 years. The first stage has been to remove the engine box to allow proper access to the engine from all sides.

Cingalee Name Boards

The name boards previously removed from Cingalee have now been stripped, repainted and re-varnished. We won't refit them just yet but instead wait until Cingalee can be brought in out of the weather.

Workshop is full

More boats have been moved into the storage facility which is now full. We could do with even more space as several of the largest boats are still outside in the weather.

Chocking off The 19' Stroma Yole Tern

Working on Tern

Full up

Crew with the 18' South Isles Yole Doris

Workshop is filling up

With all the snow now gone and not much wind today several more boats were moved inside into the workshop area in preparation for being worked on.

Waterwitch needs an engine service and a little paint work having been outside for almost a year now.