Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Still happy with my Concordia!



Picture taken by Christian Rasmussen during our annual Swift Solo Regatta on Greers Ferry Lake.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Hanging lockers next in the sites . . .





Heads Up! Heads Out!

The bulkheads to the head are finally removed and she's starting to look like a 6M yacht. That is a thought?

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Working on sheer plank


Sheer plank being removed. It was 23' long and nearly every fastener was corroded which made removing a pleasant surprise.

A Star is ReBorn


A little sanding brought out years of color schemes - sort of like a butterfly being reborn.

Deconstruction Continues . . .

I changed my plan a little to forestall finishing inside to remove toe rail, covering board and sheer plank to access conditions of ribs. The main cabin, head and forward cabin are close to being removed. Lockers are still present to starboard as well as bulkheads on port. Present plan is to have everything forward of galley striped inside and than have covering boards/toe rail and one or two planks removed. This should set me up for replacing ribs from galley on forward.


Notice the surgical cloth tape that was placed on the top edge of the sheer plank. It was tacked periodically as well.




How many tools does it take to perform surgery on this thing?


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Dethroned!

Not much salvagable in here except the design. The wash basin was about as basic as I've seen. The sink was actually a metal pan with no drain. It had a slide in draw aft with the water forward next to the toilet.