Month: January 2022

Thought this might be a bit of fun, hopefully the pictures will present as a grid. They give the impression not a lot is happening too, but this salcombe yawl came to me in a terrible state and has had more or less everything done to it in order to bring it back to life. Major repairs to strakes above and below waterline, a new section of garboard and stemed timber repairs. Also and most obviously a completely new deck and deck furniture, and a super spruce up into the bargain. In about ten weeks flat.

This huge task was led by a colleague, but I had quite a big hand in it too. Here’s a few representative pictures of bringing this boat back from the dead. These things are made like an onion comprising seven veneers of hot moulded agba mahogany. Rainwater damage was quite extensive and hull repairs were made by cutting large areas of rot back through stepped layers. then patching each veneer in in turn. Large pieces of superstructure and all the coachroofs were replaced. The customer was keen not to remove the deck and so structural repairs were carried out from underneath. The completed hulk was painted in a two pack developmental test scheme in partnership with Akzo Nobel, and we were very pleased with the results.