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Sampson Post being shaped. This is the post on the bow that she gets tied up with. The post runs all the way down to the keel and will form part of the bowsprit. Bowsprit being shaped. More porn. Beautiful American White Oak doors, all the way down under. These will be folding and will...

Stern seat almost finished. Well I did say this old girl was being rebuilt to dring beer... 2 60l eskies under the rear seat and one in the front cab. Internal cabinetry coming along Cover starting to come off. Now we will start to see if we got the look right. Scrap ply in the...

Prop porn. Look at this beautiful beast. Opted for 4 blade for better balance and reverse characteristics. The shaft had to be machined to a new taper to match the prop. Here the keyway is being sorted. ******* shame to burry this thing in water. Love it. Stuffing box... This stops...

I find wood far more forgiving, but I am sure the metal guys will say the same. I have actually had most of the panel work completed on my car...

Thanks for nice words gents. It was quite the learning curve. I have a bunch more pics to come.

Internal cabinets started. Sadly, still just as difficult. Nothing is square. So small galley and sitting which will also convert into a bed. Hard to see... But the return matches the center line of the boat, whereas the couch works towards following the curve. Helm seat. Sliding door...

Engine going in... No OHS on this site, and judge away at how we did it. But had a small gap to work with. Bones of the new rudder. Cut the slit in the stern to get the steering under the deck. You will note that the shaft runs higher than the deck, this is so hydraulic steering can be...

More pics Coming along now Ply going up to form the cabin sides Windows cut Creating the bulwark capping. This is a wasteful process, as you need to cut the curve out of a bigger piece. This is Celery Top Pine and it isn't cheap. So the waste is hard. Scarf joint to enable the curve...

Started to laminate the roof beams. Lamination is the best way to get the curve. Need 15 of these. One at a time, 24 hour cure. Front cab and main cab coming together. Also the bulwark posts are in. Windscreen center post.. This was difficult. Its laminated with 4 pieces to make it...

Knees to give the deck strength Deck beams going in Shaping up and installing the rear bollards Running with a ply deck as simply cannot be stuffed building a laid deck, or paying for it. Floors going in

Its all sanding, filling, sanding, sanding and a bit more sanding. Followed by caulking. Twisted cotton is looped into the gaps. Every single gap. This is then covered by putty and then sanded again. New rub strips being built. These are out of softwood, treated pine actually. As...

Timber is forgiving, so slow and steady wins the race. The curves are a challenge. You just think the plank gets clamped up and job done. But a fitted plank is bent and twisted all over the place before it goes in, yet fits perfectly. I alway look it at like :dunno Don't have any photo's...

Well this might take awhile... First up, a jerry-rigged test of the engine Its a Volvo Penta D2 75

Nice one Grub. They came up great.

Do the bench's have part numbers? How do you know what year they are from? I have a couple sitting in the shed.