Thunda Babe

[rayza1]

Wow Craig, it's getting bigger than Ben Hur!! Would it have been easier to strip and flip it?

[Bob Vic]

That's turned into a monumental task. Still slow and steady and you'll be very happy with the outcome.

[WoodRay]

Wow Craig, it's getting bigger than Ben Hur!! Would it have been easier to strip and flip it?

Probably Ray, but it would have been hard cutting the rivets upside down lol.

[WoodRay]

More progress. Now flipped (thanks Ross). Removed the outer keel board so I could check the state of the keel. So far it looks OK with only some minor grain cracking on the inside mainly where screws have been driven through. No rot evident and it's nice and solid.

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[Bob Vic]

That's good news. Are you replacing all of the planks?

[WoodRay]

That's good news. Are you replacing all of the planks?

I think I will at this stage Bob. All of the planks are cracked where the nails go in at the transom. Not sure I have alternative other than shortening the boat by a foot or more if I didn't replace them.

[WoodRay]

Decided to use the multi tool to knock off the heads of the rivets and then knocked the remains into the hull. This saved me having to crawl inside under the deck plus didn't compromise the plank as a pattern. Keel appears to be a nice reddish colour hardwood with no rot whatsoever. Hopefully it's good on the other side. Also got some more engine goodies in the mail.

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[Bob Vic]

Good tool the multi tool. Pity that the blades are so damn expensive.

[WoodRay]

Good tool the multi tool. Pity that the blades are so damn expensive.

Yep I'll need a few more blades to finish the job. How's Nirvana going?

[Bob Vic]

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