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  1. I've gotta get me one of those
  2. Next stage is to introduce more bracing to hold the frames as rigidly as possible. You don't want to be launching a boat that is longer one side than the other (and yes, there are a few out there!) I may have likened our finished structure to the Gt Yarmouth wooden roller coaster we had so much wood inside I've also been asked about our overhead crane. It's an amazing piece of kit, one of four originally installed when the yard was built and kept going through a combination of parts raided from the other out of service cranes and Robins sheer determination. In its heyday there was a man in the cab full time but now it's operated remotely from the workshop floor. We'd be lost without it and...... three days ago....... Robin broke it Oops, can someone clever turn the first and third pictures the right way up please (Mr Grendel sir)
  3. Frame No1, well frame A to be precise Working backwards each frame is teased into position And secured to our existing strong back framework And the shape starts to appear All the way to the transom As each frame is positioned a careful eye is kept on our plumb-bobs to make sure nothing moves or twists out of alignment So far so good!
  4. With our keel nicely held in all the right places and after a cuppa, to allow the stress levels to return to normal, it was time to move onto the next stage. Wooden boats have frames stationed at intervals along their length. These frames dictate the shape of the hull. First we draw out the frames, one by one, full size on our lofting boards and then construct each frame exactly to the full size drawing, laying each piece out to ensure accuracy. Starting at the pointy end.... And then moving back one frame at a time Getting near the transom now. You can see the way the hull shape changes as we go The oak we have been supplied has been absolutely excellent but even then you still have to be aware of any bits not up to standard Eventually we end up with a full set ready to be united with our suspended keel Let the fun begin
  5. JanetAnne

    Flooding

    The last time we bought Raisena south she ran aground/hit something passing Yarmouth yacht station. That was 2022, she didn't come south last year.
  6. JanetAnne

    Flooding

    And the southern rivers still drain out efficiently. We went from flooded to normal levels in 48hrs. In fact the only way onto one of the boats was to climb on the roof which was level with the quayhead. A few days ago that same quayhead was underwater.
  7. A certain red headed young lady, known in certain circles for her love of the underneath areas of wooden boats, managed to dip her entire ponytail in a tub of black antifoul as she moved along the hull. Some of us still remember the scream...
  8. I've never known him so quiet....
  9. If you're paying the bar tab for this lot you'd better hope someone gives you a replacement elbow coz you won't be able to afford to buy one
  10. A decent slumber only broken by the use of a girlie button at about 7.00....
  11. I've now put those piccys in the right order three times...
  12. Now where was I, now the pictures are sorted? Ah yes, turning our world upside down. Vaughan's picture on page one shows their new build under construction and, more importantly, shows all the frames being held in place and supported from the roof of the building. Keeping everything in place during construction is vital to producing a nice straight boat but, sadly, in our building, the roof is about 70ft away which doesn't lend itself to offering any sort of useful help. Our only realistic alternative is to build the hull upside down and use the floor to support everything. To lay the keel it needs to by fixed to something called a 'strongback'. The strongback holds the keel absolutely straight, plumb and ready to accept the components that go to make up the hull. Back in the day Brooke Marine had its own railway system for moving ships and parts around the yard. All that's left of that system is the rails still concreted into the floors. You're unlikely to find a stronger strongback and so construction began. Firstly fixing points were welded to the rail tracks. Next we call on the overhead crane to lift what has a become 34'6" long chunk of solid oak First onto it's side And then up and into position ready to be supported on a frame. From here it all got a bit busy and so there are no piccys until we were able to take a break, by which time we had this
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