Life's a Gamble, so lets take a Chance Restoration Project

  The Chance is still ok after the last couple of Storms that we have hit the UK, just need to build shelter for the winter months.  The port side deck outside the cockpit door is now in need of coming up and the deck beams and beam shelf need replacing just like the starboard side ,however, not as bad as the starboard side which is a complete mess. This will need investigating once the dec k planking is off. At least the tie rods are still in place on the port side of the deck, just need to replace the deck beams and beam shelf and refit the tie rods in the new deck beam and beam shelf. It is a bit of a mess, but it will be okay once the area is dries out and the is exposed . This starboard beam shelf will have to come out and a complete beam shelf made and refitted to return the strength to this side of the hull. The beam shelf as been messed about with and the aft section not connected to the rest in a correct method of connecting the two halves together.Just butt jointed a...

 

The view over the north end of Scarborough beach looking up towards the scarborough Pyramids what an eye sore on an otherwise beautiful coastline.  The  southern end of North Bay at Scarborough Then along the coast to Filey and taking in the peaceful seascape before getting the Chance Restoration 1948 project RNLI family a family dog to add to the ever growing family of RNLI Teddy bears Collecting Monte the dog, the  latest addition to the Chance Restoration 1948 project RNLI teddy bear family. So lets all welcome Monte to the family when we return to home base.  

The Bride and Groom on their wedding day at Scarborough Lifeboat Station, They are called Long John Silver as is the first Teddy bear in the collection, his name came about from the fact he is the mascot for Chance and the fact that Chance is a James Silver and his new bride Fran and she is from Yorkshire and comes from Redcar RNLI Life boat Station.   The bridesmaid and Best Man are from the Scarborough RNLI Life Boat and they were the next teddy bears to become part of the growing teddy bear collection for the restoration project.   The first photo of the newly married couple and their new friends and now they are off on their adventures and we will keep you updated on their ongoing adventures as they travel round the country growing their family and friends along the way.  

Fishing boat waiting to go to sea when it is their time to go lining and potting  Yorkshire cobles of different designs designed for this coast in mnd. All boats around the coast are designed for the area which they are used. The coast is a very changeable from day to day and always full of surprises  The other day we were here the the tide and it was very different  Fishing boats waiting for the tide before going out fishing for crabs and lobsters  Rocks showing off the fossils of the past Fossilised  shells  THe Restoration team beach combing for fossils and ote items A beautiful fossilised shell   

The framework is one of the most detailed and difficult parts to rebuild and is going to be one of the longest tasks to do. The cockpit companionway hatch lids, a simple job, however, it is necessary to do to get out of the way The aft deck on Chance which will be needed to be removed and relaided after the deck beams and cabin sides are renewed  The galley front which as been rebuild and the doors have been refitted with new brass hinges, this galley front will need to be varnish to match the doorways The work on the interior is an on going project all of its own  

Whitby inner harbour with a number of Sea angling boats waiting for people to take them out of fishing trips. A few of the commercial fishing boats have a day off before going fishing next week.  .The Whitby swing bridge which for once was open and working.  The round the bay pleasure boats waiting for the next group of people to take a short sea trip around the bay. Low water in the harbour, most of the times we visit Whitby the tide is in and we for once the tide was out to expose the sandbanks in the harbour  A dive boat just returning from a dive in the bay looking at wrecks.  The smaller round the bay pleasure boat manoeuvring out of the way of the larger pleasure boat going out to sea.   More trip boats out in the bay enjoy the Autumn sun.  

                 We found April Star in a yacht club in Essex and spent a number of days over the course of a few weeks to get her ready to sail from the river Blackwater to Walton on the Naze via Brightlingsea.                                          April Star just before her re-launching on the River Blackwater after she had been antifouling and the rig and sails were checked. Taking April Star for a trial sail before setting sail for Walton on the Naze April Star now on her mooring at the Walton Backwater, now she is ready for day sails and general maintenance over the autumn and winter