Next week a chance to get things in order to take up to Chance to continue with the work

One of the first job this coming trip to Chance will be to remove the engines below the wheelhouse floor and remove the chart table and the other equipment in the cockpit area which will stop us from removing the engines out of the boat.
Then main problem we have to overcome is the removal of the wheelhouse roof which we can not see was every removal in its present form. So my brother and I have decided to take this action. that is to remove the plywood covering off the T&G roof that makes up the roof and then remove the outer three boards to expose the ends of the roof beams and see if it is possible to unscrew the roof beams and remove the main section of roof in one section. This will hope will work and then make removing the engines a lot easier now and in the future should the new engines need to come out. 


While my brother is sorting out the engines and their removal I will be continuing to dismantle the starboard side furniture to expose the hull so that it can be worked on and be able to get to the fixings that are holding the planks in position and be able to re-fix the planks in the traditional manner with copper nails and roves and not like some of the planks that have been replaced in the past which are just screwed in position.  




This settee back is very heavy and is one of two backs that make up the settee in the main cabin both are going to be restored with new covering and will be lighten little bit to make it easier to raise and lower when needed to be done




This cupboard area is going to take sometime to rebuild as there are some many parts that make it up. especially as some of it is missing when the forward wend was hacked about to fit the diesel cooker/ heater on the forward end of the cupboard area and spoiled the shape of the cupboard.





 

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