This is not the end...
It is not even the end of the beginning, but it is a start.
I had a friend come by with his Suburban and we dragged the
Chesapeake from the back of the house (where it's been cluttering up
my garden,) around to the driveway (where it's now cluttering up the
neighborhood.
I chased most of the hornets out of the boat, only getting stung
once, then removed the debris from the cockpit and cutty. The toe
rail was in pretty bad shape, so I tore it off. The boat definitely
looks better with it and I'm thinking of adding them to my schooner.
The deck is planking, then plywood, then glass. I ripped all the
glass off and the ply looks to be in pretty good shape, but it need
to be refastened nearly everywhere.
The top layer of ply on the sides of the coach roof were
delaminating, so I tore them off too. The wood underneath looks sound.
Overall, it looks like I can sand, scrape, fill and glass everything
from the sheer up without too much trouble.
There are two planks missing, right along the waterline on both sides
near the stern. This I'm a little intimidated by, but the builder who
pointed my toward the boat in the first place has promised
consultations, so I hope it won't be too much trouble. (Famous last
words.)
When there's something worth posting a picture of, I will.
YIBB,
David
CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
134 West 26th St. 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296
I had a friend come by with his Suburban and we dragged the
Chesapeake from the back of the house (where it's been cluttering up
my garden,) around to the driveway (where it's now cluttering up the
neighborhood.
I chased most of the hornets out of the boat, only getting stung
once, then removed the debris from the cockpit and cutty. The toe
rail was in pretty bad shape, so I tore it off. The boat definitely
looks better with it and I'm thinking of adding them to my schooner.
The deck is planking, then plywood, then glass. I ripped all the
glass off and the ply looks to be in pretty good shape, but it need
to be refastened nearly everywhere.
The top layer of ply on the sides of the coach roof were
delaminating, so I tore them off too. The wood underneath looks sound.
Overall, it looks like I can sand, scrape, fill and glass everything
from the sheer up without too much trouble.
There are two planks missing, right along the waterline on both sides
near the stern. This I'm a little intimidated by, but the builder who
pointed my toward the boat in the first place has promised
consultations, so I hope it won't be too much trouble. (Famous last
words.)
When there's something worth posting a picture of, I will.
YIBB,
David
CRUMBLING EMPIRE PRODUCTIONS
134 West 26th St. 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296