jillR Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 hi peeps well weather and craftsman have come together at the same time and work is underway again today sam started work on my boat sam is one of the best wooden boat craftsmen i have come across and hes fast so far......... he removed 8ft of planking ( the top plank directly under the deck on the port side ) and painted all visible ribs and plank edges in the gap with aliminium primer. the amount of rot was small but to retain the strength we agreed to remove an 8ft length. he collected and cut the new plank to shape and painted it with aliminuim primer ready to replace tomorrow the work was carried out from the painting platform to the delight of passers by jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 i did take pictures of the area where the plank was removed but they have not registered on the camera so ill retake them tomorrow jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 tooled up and ready to go jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 The weather is certainly holding out for the work Jill :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 a hole in my boat jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Jill looking fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 sam brought down another chap marcus to do the prep for painting today. they were on the job so fast and the plank is in and sam has started removing the front of the forward cabin, as the bottom edge is starting to rot and that will be the major wood work done when that is replaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 the lads are at lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 the forward cabin front panel on its way out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 my middle daughter is on her way to marine & industrial sealants ( they are brill ) at worstead for sikaflex and caulking cotton the wind is getting up and i dont like the look of the sky jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 after lunch becky my youngest daughter arrived home from oxford uni for a couple of weeks. to no front panel in her cabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 marcus has completed the sanding of the port side of the hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 hi sue bex ( bilgefairy ) says hi and sends her love jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Looking good,,, dont forget my offer has no deadline, just let me know what you need about 48 hours or more before you need it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 hi dave thanks that would be brill the naming is a problem i have been struggling with for a while renaming her with her original name ? golden light 111 or 3 original style of lettering ? ( herbert woods circa mid 60s ) dose the lettering go under the varnish ? any sugestions gratefully received ahhhhhhhhhhh jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 hi peeps today has consisted of more sanding and work on the front cabin collecting the paint and varnish from brewers i was also vissited by the owner of silver light, a realy nice chap who had spotted work in progress and came round to say hello so i recomended he had a look at the forum jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 hi Jill, it will stick to any smooth surface, you can varnish over it if you like but not sure whether it would react to the solvent in the varnish, usually it is stuck on top, have a look in your word processing software and see if you can find the font that is the same or similar or a shortlist of font styles and let me know what it is and I can make you a few mini versions in different colours etc so you can try them before we make the final ones, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 hi dave thats great, if the letters can go ontop of the varnish there is no rush. this will give me time to find out which style is the right one for the era thanks jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 this is golden light at a guess around the 80s jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 closer, but i could do with a look at the lettering on the transom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 beckys cabin is now complete again and the front board just needs stain and varnishing marcus has finished the port side filling seams with putty, priming bare wood sanding and its nearly ready for undercoating jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Wow Jill! It's soon taken shape, just shows what can be achieved with the right team onboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 hi jimbo i cant praise sam and marcus enough, they work hard fast and efficiently i was just so lucky they were available and willing at the right time sam is an old hand with boats but marcus has never worked on a boat before and is loving it jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Thats great Jill, Inspires me to get on with some of the jobs I keep telling myself I must do Please keep posting the piccies as I love seeing these projects come together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 the lads had to make it a short day today sam has been cleaning up the sika on the front pannel, filling the screw holes, making the corner stips up and staining with sadolin etc marcus has been doing more prep work on the port side jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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