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A piece of the original back section of the rubbing strake which came off in a useable length to be able to use as a template for the replacement back section

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After cutting out the blanks which make up the front sections of the Iroko rubbing strakes, it was time to cut the bevel on to the blank to give the rubbing strake its lower angle to meet up with the...

Having weathered the winter in good condition it is now time to get into sorting out the list of jobs we need to do to get the hull sorted out over the spring and summer.

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While doing other jobs as part of the refit on this Hardy Bosun the wooden fender rails were found to be rotten below the upper part of the wooden fender rail. So with careful use of wooden wedges it...

The port side is now cleared of the old wooden fender rail with all the old sealant removed

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Before the works break, we were working on renewing the iroko rubbing strakes on the Hardy Pilot 20.
The old rubbing strakes behind the front part were completely rotten and so we were able to get...

A day in the lake district and visiting the Windermere Jetty Museum
Yesterday my wife Tricia and I when to the Lake District to talk to the staff at the Windermere Jetty Museum about their work on...

A day in the lake district and visiting the Windermere Jetty Museum
Yesterday my wife Tricia and I when to the Lake District to talk to the staff at the Windermere Jetty Museum about their work on...

This is a 36ft. silverlette currently at his boat yard.it ii 4 feet shortly than Chance. It,however, has many of same features on deck as Chance. A raised foredeck and a lower aft side and aft deck....

As part of Chances' restoration there are a number parts that are missing from her which have been removed off over the years.
One of the items are the bronze rings that go round the fixed windows...

A view down the starboard side of Chance looking aft towards the transom, it is in a poor condition however this is not just a small problem, but a major problem which has been years in the making.
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A pile of freshly milled green oak for the major repairs for the transom work, the frames and ribs and the beam shelf and deck beams, a lot of the oak will be made into steamed parts as this will...

With the aid of my former apprentice boat builder who is now finished his boat building course and is now spreading his wings. He was able to spare a few hours helping me get on with making a start...

Having got the booms back from Chance a while ago, they have dried out in the workshop for a few weeks it is time to begin to sand off the old varnish

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This is the only original end fitting on the main boom that as not been removed when the boat was dismantled over the years before we took over ownership of Chance

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Starting at the bow sanding back the previous coats of hi-build primer with a lead light at deck level check where the low spots are so that they can be filled and then sanded back

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The inside of the hatch in need of sanding back to bare wood and to get rid of the greying of the bare teak. When the hatch is repaired it will all varnished all over to stop this happening again.
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Now the bronze parts have been cleaned of all the old paint and are now washed with clean water and dried, We have to make up a list of the parts we need to restore the Toilet back into work order.
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Unfortunately, had a little slip up cutting the slot in this part, now I have to make a new piece, However, I need the practice, ha,ha
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The old and new parts of the doors with the mortises cut on the new door

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Having stripped down the parts of the sea toilet it was then time to vape blast the painted parts and remove all the old toxic paint from 70 years ago and apply a fresh coat of non toxic paint to the...

The top edge of the hull the Cove line and the water line are all sanded down ready to get it prepared to paint the hull

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Starting at the starboard bow using an air sander with P320 sanding discs.

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Now that we have the Christmas break behind us and the days are starting to get longer again, we can set about get to grips with working on Mai Star II again. Having had a good break and recharged...

Plans for the New Year and beyond,

This last year as been a busy year in lots of ways, Especially with regards to Chance and her moving down from Woodplumpton in Lancashire to Walton on the Naze....

An overview of what we achieved in 2022 and what we hope to achieve in 2023.

Over the past year, we have achieved a great deal of work on Chance while working with the restrictions of the Covid...

I was asked by a client if I could make him an emergency tiller for his Catamaran.
Between, we made up the metal work and I made him a tiller that could be used both as an emergency and also as a...

Its cold outside, so it is time to go indoors and get a number of smaller projects underway and ones that can be done in the workshop.


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Two projects that spring to...

This going to be the blog about restoration of our James Silver "Western Isles" motor sailer which has had a long time until it was left in a derelict condition by her last two owners, who run out of...

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The original Baby Blake toilet has been removed from Chance to under go a complete overhaul and be brought back into commission with new parts that are still available from the manufacturers of the...

The original Baby Blake toilet has been removed from Chance to under go a complete overhaul and be brought back into commission with new parts that are still available from the manufacturers of the...

It has now come to the stage in the refit to think about doing the hull re-painting. It can be seen that the Morgan Giles 30 was once an orange hulled boat, Which it is going to be again, however, it...

First job was to more all the plywood from behind the boat so we had enough room first sand down the transom and then to paint the transom.

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We were going to go down to Chance this morning, however, the weather is against us working on Chance itself today as it is very damp and wet on the boat especially the decks, which are like an ice...

Chance inclusion on the National Register of Historic Ships UK

This certificate shows that the National Historic Ships UK see Chance as meriting inclusion on their register of Historic ships has...

Having removed these lids off the butterfly hatch bases at the weekend it was time to dismantle the lids so the extent of the damage if any was present in the lids

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News from Chance Restoration HQ on what the team have been up to this week

It has been a busy week at Chance Restoration HQ, because the last few days the weather as been not so good for working...

Because the weather is against us at the moment, that is because it is raining heavily and can not go on with the boat itself, so we are getting on with some of the smaller bits and pieces in and...

Starting with a drawing from the owner and looking at the dimension's and seeing they were a little under spec, We decided to increase some of the dimensions to give a safety margin when putting the...

We have at long last been able to get to Chance and start working on her. Last week was a wash out as it did not stop raining long enough to get any work done on her. So it was a matter of doing...

Hi Wx,
I am a brave person and have a supportive family behind me and a good group of friends who will be helping when they can along the way with the project to see it through to the end.

Hi Dave,
Chances'restoration is not for the faint hearted people, However, she is well deserves a second chance to be on the high seas once more. Having been in the traditional boat building world...

It has been just over a week since Chance made her way down to Walton on the Naze and little in the way of work has been done on Chance. The weather has been against us with it raining most of the...

It has been just over a week since Chance made her way down to Walton on the Naze and little in the way of work has been done on Chance. The weather has been against us with it raining most of the...

Chance now safely chocked up in her home for the duration of her restoration. Now it is time to build a framework over her to keep the weather.

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Chance now safely chocked up in her home for the duration of her restoration. Now it is time to build a framework over her to keep the weather.

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Chance arrived at midday and was offloaded at the local marina boatyard where is in now laid up ready for the major works to start in the coming weeks and months to come.

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