Winter project

This boat had been laid up for some years and had been sorely neglected. Inside, all the seats and supports were rotten and their fibreglass cladding was either split or delaminated. Also the external fendering was loose in parts. The rudder hung loosely in a corroded mild-steel tube, which indicated that any bushes fitted inside the tube had disintegrated. While the hull was soundly constructed I have to admit I was not impressed with the original fittings and fit out.

Fortunately the 10hp Beta Marine diesel engine had not had much running so, having built a Mirror dinghy and converted my last two boats while living on the Clyde, I was confident I could resurrect this craft.

Luckily my garage was big enough to allow me to move her inside over the winter which allowed me to work