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Pet , how long has it lasted the way it was built?
ROSS

[piquet95971]

Probably about 30+ years. Although there are signs that the screws have pulled out of the ribs and even just tightening them up on a temporary basis they seem to want to pull out.

Cheers
Peter

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Peter I noticed today the little skiff is done the same way
ross

[piquet95971]

In total there have been 21 ribs replaced. It may have been easier to let everyone know how many haven't been replaced!

We did a trip to Sorrento last Saturday to the Wooden Boat Shop and came home with enough nails to finish off nailing and roving the remainder of the boat.

Feeling a bit too tired to do too much at the moment, will see how I feel in the morning as to what I think that I can do outside tomorrow.

Really the next major thing is to get the trestles ready for taking the boat off the trailer ready for a roll over. I have a low cradle ready for any work on the keel area of the boat. I know that there was a leak through the stop water at the join of the keel to the stem post. May have to go digging round there to see what is happening in the joint. It may just need to be raked out and some epoxy injected into the joint. I won't really know until it is inspected closely.
Cheers
Peter

[NPeth]

And I am stressing about replacing 5 ribs! Keep up the good work Peter. Any chance of a photo update?
Regards
Nick

[piquet95971]

I will take a couple this week of the inside of the boat after I spend sometime with the vacuum cleaner and cleaned out out all the accumulated shavings and dust..

I will also post the ones with the deck plywood fitted in place before removal for varnishing the undersides.

Have to say that I am more than happy with the way that things are coming up especially when I consider with what we started.

Hey Nick, would you like a hand with your rib work? If so just let know and we will get it organised.
Cheers
Peter

[piquet95971]

Hi Nick
Nice chatting.
If you would like a loan of my steamer for steaming the ribs you are most welcome.
The cutters that I am using for cutting the copper nails and also the penned over end of the nail are a Knipex brand end cutting nippers. The model number is 61 01 200. I think that they cost about $80 -90 a pair. A bit pricey but worth it. Normal nail cutters will probably do the job though.

My thoughts were that as I had quite a few nails to do I might as well get the right tool!
Peter

[piquet95971]

All is well here. There were a few complications with meds so I was taken off them and now feel great. I just hope that they decide not to put me back on them , that's not likely to happen though!!

So far over Easter I have finished nailing off the ribs down to where the stringer has to be fitted, so if I decide to nail and rove it in place through a couple of ribs then it doesn't have to be taken back out again.

Pulled all the nails out of where the ribs had been nailed through the keel and also the garboard plank. This meant laying on my back under the trailer to do the removal, while I was there I drilled through the ribs as well, ready for nailing after boat is rolled over.

I was browsing on another forum and found a photo of an interesting tool that would come in handy for anyone building a clinker boat from scratch. It was a clamp that allowed one person to nail and rove by themselves with out that second person that is sometimes hard to find that is willing to spend hours on the end of a dolly. I will find the picture and attempt to post it for all to see.

Cheers
Peter

This is the tool that I mentioned I had found for doing nails and roves solo. It would work well for doing the planks but not the ribs.

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Tools required for nailing and roving. Note the clamp a really good idea

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[piquet95971]

Nick I forgot to tell you to not worry about the handle of the wall paper unit as I broke it just after I purchased the steamer. I had intended to superglue it back together but forgot and then ran out of time.

Sorry
Peter

[piquet95971]

Over the last couple of days I have dragged the components of the engine bearers out of the rack. Stuck them in the boat in pieces and found all the nuts and bolts for them.

I have now done a trial fit of them in the boat. Sadly I blindly followed the old bearers as a template and they don't sit down snug on the ribs in the forepeak area.
At this stage not sure what I will do to get them to sit snug. I may have to shape some packers now that they are bolted in place and then glue and screw them after the bearers are removed to allow roving under the bearers.
Cheers
Peter