Tag: Restoration
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I Don’t Believe It!
I was so close to getting the stern hold complete this week. I thought I’d had it cracked. Whilst scraping off the last bit of old paintwork and rust streaks in a tucked-away corner last night, it seemed a part of the inner hull planking felt a bit ‘hollow’ under my scraper. Using the blade’s…
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Take one last look at how Dowager’s stern hold used to be…
…because (hopefully) the next photos I take from inside will show it transformed with a repaired frame section, re-sealed planking, new paintwork and reinforced racking held together with shiny bronze screws. One big question I don’t have the answer to yet is just what to do with all the buoyancy boxes that previously filled the…
DOWAGER 