Input from a fellow traditional boat builder which I have known and respected

Yesterday a fellow boat builder came to Chance to give the team a his view on the way on the replacement of the transom framework and the starboard beam shelf and how he would tackle the job. His view was much along the same lines as the team's view of the job. Like the team's view, prop up the starboard corner of the last frame just ahead of the transom. This frame is the last frame before the transom framework itself.

He said that once this last frame was back in its correct position, the hull would be in the same position as the port side. As he said, the port side last frame which is still in good condition, take a pattern of this frame and make up a replacement frame for the starboard side and bring the hull up to fit this new frame buy more use of props until the hull is bad where it should be and re-fix any planks which are still there. and make any new planks which will be the correct size and shape to bring the correct shape back to this part of the hull.
Once that is achieved then remove the beam shelf after it as been exposed along is total length and remove the beam shelf only after the hull as been secured so it can not move apart any more and in some cases pulled back into its correct position as it was originally build.
He advised that we make up temporary tie rods to put in place between the old carlin and the new beam shelf to help any further movement of the hull.
Also to make up new aft deck deck beams to also help keep the starboard side in position.
So over the coming weeks it will be the task of the team to mark and remove whole of the deck planking on the aft deck to expose the deck beams and so they can be removed and replacement deck beams made in readiest to refit as soon as the new beam shelf is made and fitted.
So as you can see our hands are going to be full for the coming weeks and into the spring.
So if any of you out there wish to give us a few hours of your time it will help.

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