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With the control deck and forward block plate fitted, we could move on to fitting the primary rig controls; Forestay, Shrouds and jib halyard. They all will have their tackle systems up in the bow area and needed to be efficiently lead back to the front of the cockpit. The objective was to create powerful systems but to keep the … Read More

When we took the boat apart we immediately started thinking about how to improve the deck layout and access to the controls. There is always a running debate in Development classes; should you go for a simple deck layout with minimal controls or should you use the ability to control the whole rig but have a more complicated system. Everyone … Read More

After completing the painting, the high quality finish really highlighted the poor state of the racks carbon work. So we added the additional task of redoing the racks. Nick Harvey took on the work to fix and fair the damaged carbon work, but he quickly identified that a lot of the repairs would mean that we couldn’t show the carbon … Read More

How have we done on the 6P’s? This is where we find out whether all of the sanding, filling, fairing and priming was good enough. As Nick kindly pointed out, it isn’t until it is shiny that you see all the defects…. Main consumables: AWLGrip Topcoat in Stars & Stripes Blue and Silver White Associated curing agents and flattening agent … Read More

Spray guns, paint and sand paper…. So after months of part time sanding and then fairing it felt really good to be in a position to actually start putting paint on the boat. While starting to add filler and getting the hull faired was the point that we turned the corner and started moving closer to being finished where as … Read More

Fill and sand, fill and sand, hunt down and fill all those pin holes, repeat! Having sanded the paint off, it is now time to fill and fair the hull, time and age has meant that the hull has dents and dings which need to be filled and the hollow in the transom padded back out. Objectives Fair hull; Fill … Read More

To quote Jim Saltonstall – “Proper Preparation Prevent P*ss Poor Performance”. So first part of the preparation was to talk to boat building expert Nick Harvey to get his advice on how to approach the sanding of the boat. For anyone considering doing this work here is his advice: For the initial sanding use 60 Grit sandpaper, 120 for final … Read More

Having purchased GBR 1537, a highly modified Morrison 12 (C), and successful boat, she was showing her age and suffering from a degree of neglect. While the hull itself was solid, the deck hardware, , foils and paint work needed attention. The underwater hull was suffering from blistering and the hull was covered in the bents and dings from the … Read More