Friday, 29 March 2024

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

Friday, 22 March 2024

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?

Friday, 8 March 2024

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.


Friday, 1 March 2024

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.



Friday, 23 February 2024

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

Friday, 16 February 2024

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.

Friday, 9 February 2024

More snow

More snow in Orkney, so we took a 'snow day'