Summer and launch time gets closer. Some steel frames got rid of rust and got some Hammerite paint on them, need still another layer and Hempel multicoat as top paint.
Hull will get white Epifanes, bottom Inter cruiser eco antifouling paint. Autumn will reveal if it really works or if it merely works as growing surface for anything living.
Two pairs of frames are removed. The other was steel, the other oak. Steelframes were badly damaged by corrosis, probably due to prop shaft tube which had a connection with the frames (it was bronze). Oak frames were pretty soft in the lowest parts since they got wet by water which creeped in thru the tube.
First pair of frames is done, the other pait is ready within next few days. After that the bilge needs to be impregnated. One or two plank ends will be replaced, here is the first one away:
The engine bed parts are taking shape, work progresses quit slowly since I do not want to work the steel inside the boat due to fire hazard. The thrust bearing support has been measured to it’s place and two holes drilled to the steel frames to mark it’s position.
Removed the shaft’s tube which goes thru the hull. It was sticking quite hard in the black stuff, but after heating it approx 20 min with a heat gun from the inside it started to move easily and I pulled it out. I removed also the rusted steel frame pair which is still sitting there in the picture.
Now I need to clean the bilge, glue new frames and modify the engine bed. There is still time.
