The port side of the main cabin and the aft hatch which will need restoring at a later date.

This what I found when I removed the settee base and removed the thin paneling off the ribs. The hull is in reasonable condition considering the fact that the hull as not been able to get a good air flow round this part of the bilge and hull side.

Like the starboard side there are three broken ribs in much the same place as the starboard sid, that is to say on the turn of the bilge which is a common problem with older boats that have hard a hard life or poor laying up over the years when the boat was laid up with blocking on ribs and not frames which can take the pressure more evenly over the area.



In this photo it can be seen that when a plank in the area below the settee backrest was replaced in the past it was to big for the space it was going into and split the plank edges on the plank above and below in the same area. This means that the plank above and below this plank will have to be replaced because of the damage the new plank did when it was fitted.
That is just one of the things that get highlighted as you strip out any old boat,poorly done repairs and not taking the time to strip out the inside to ensure that the plank you are fitting is not going to damage the plank either side of the one you are replacing.

The aft roof hatch for the owner cabin is in reasonable condition it will need careful removing and restoring off the boat once we are able to get Chance under some cover. The same is going to happen to all the rest of the hatches once the boat is back down in Essex and the major job is started on the decks and aft cabin sides and the wheelhouse.

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