Striping, sanding and more sanding

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Ready to do the gunwales

Starting to race finish the hull We left the third coat to harden for ten days over Christmas and the gave it its last 240 grit sand. The surface was noticeably harder to sand, it took about a day and a half in total to get the surface completely flat and fair. It also gave us the opportunity to look … Read More

Classic I14 – Stage 1 and the plan

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Stripping boat

We’ve started work on “Freebooter” while we are going to modernise the boat, we also want to retain its provenance. Overall the hull is in great condition and has been well looked after, having been regularly varnished. This means that we can focus on fairing and revarnishing the hull. In terms of fittings, they all work and in on the … Read More