re-launch looms

Julian and I braved the snow and drove to Bristol to dress the mast with the halyards. Robinetta is due to be re-launched on Monday, and the mast put back at the same time, so we needed to get it done.

compass re-mounted in the cockpit

While there we had a look at the completed work. We did not ask for her to be made "as new", so although the rebuilt bits look great the rest still shows her age, and work is still needed to prepare her for the season. The masonry paint on the decks has been replaced with off white Teamac gloss, and the rebuilt wood in the cockpit had been coated with le Tonkinois, like the mast and new fore hatch. I will need to work hard on the older bits to make them as shiny as the new.

Mark Rolt pointed out the top rudder mount, which looks on its last legs. Unfortunately no one noticed it until the hull was being painted at the end of the yard's work. Getting at the mount will be difficult without taking the cockpit apart, and it has only just been rebuilt...


Inside it is impossible to tell the ribs have been sistered without knowing what they looked like before, while the new bolts in the scarf joint in the bow are a lot more obvious.

The carving on the deck beam looks much neater than the original. Apparently it was Isaac's first attempt at carving, and I think he did a good job.

I did not look at the foredeck, since I will get to see it on Monday and it is currently still under cover.