Todd D
12-08-2009, 08:37 AM
This season I spent a lot of time ripping out bits and putting new wood in. I gutted most of the interior, ripped out old frames and sisters to a foot above the waterline at the first 16 frame stations, then scarfed in new laminated frames. I also put on two new planks at the bow. November was a very productive month due to an unusually warm spell. However a look at the weather forecast last week prompted me to decide the season for boat work was over. So I replaced the lower stringers I had removed for the reframing and put the winter cover on the boat last Wednesday (Dec. 2). That was just in time because it rained over an inch on Thursday, then snowed 6 inches on Saturday night.
As I am replacing frames, I am also removing ALL the old iron fasteners and repairing the planks as I go. I am refastening the entire boat below the waterline with bronze.
The pictures below show the before and after of this seasons work inside the boat. At this point, I have the frames at six stations left to replace, so the end of the project is in sight.
http://todddunnmicroyachts.com/tortuga/keel_work-19.JPG
Looking forward from the galley. The pictures show what the boat looked like in the spring before I started work and last week when I finished.
http://todddunnmicroyachts.com/tortuga/keel_work-21.jpg
Looking aft from the head compartment last Wednesday (Dec. 2). The area where the interior still exists is all that I have left to do to complete the reframing project. I finished the aft end of the boat last year.
In the spring, I will rip out the rest of the interior, replace the frames at the 6 remaining stations, put 7 new planks on the boat, and build the new interior. That will include replacing all wiring and installing all new systems (all plumbing (head, sinks, pressure water system, new water tanks, water heater, etc.), all new thru-hulls, windlass, new electronics and finally installing the new diesel engine). When that is done I will do the exterior cosmetics and this little project will be done.
The interior I have planned starts with a varnished fir cabin sole (sitting on fir floors). I am using clear 1.5" x 5/16" fir strips for the ceilings to match the ceilings I didn't remove. I will stick build the interior from dimensioned lumber (no plywood) in an attempt to make it look much like it would have in 1936 when the boat was new. I will make laminated wood counter tops - no formica or other new fangled stuff.
As I am replacing frames, I am also removing ALL the old iron fasteners and repairing the planks as I go. I am refastening the entire boat below the waterline with bronze.
The pictures below show the before and after of this seasons work inside the boat. At this point, I have the frames at six stations left to replace, so the end of the project is in sight.
http://todddunnmicroyachts.com/tortuga/keel_work-19.JPG
Looking forward from the galley. The pictures show what the boat looked like in the spring before I started work and last week when I finished.
http://todddunnmicroyachts.com/tortuga/keel_work-21.jpg
Looking aft from the head compartment last Wednesday (Dec. 2). The area where the interior still exists is all that I have left to do to complete the reframing project. I finished the aft end of the boat last year.
In the spring, I will rip out the rest of the interior, replace the frames at the 6 remaining stations, put 7 new planks on the boat, and build the new interior. That will include replacing all wiring and installing all new systems (all plumbing (head, sinks, pressure water system, new water tanks, water heater, etc.), all new thru-hulls, windlass, new electronics and finally installing the new diesel engine). When that is done I will do the exterior cosmetics and this little project will be done.
The interior I have planned starts with a varnished fir cabin sole (sitting on fir floors). I am using clear 1.5" x 5/16" fir strips for the ceilings to match the ceilings I didn't remove. I will stick build the interior from dimensioned lumber (no plywood) in an attempt to make it look much like it would have in 1936 when the boat was new. I will make laminated wood counter tops - no formica or other new fangled stuff.