A Redwing sailing friend has been busy locally doing a major refit on a 1952 Dann-built Redwing, 'Pegasus' that had been laid up in his barn for many, many years after he rescued her from deterioration outdoors after previous owners had lost interest. 'Pegasus' was in need of a new deck, new ribs, various other minor repairs and a few updates like the retrofitting of Centreplate case stiffeners and provision of transom ports.
Typical of old Redwings is the failure of glue joints in the deck beams, carlings and other deck/framing joints and here 'Pegasus' has been meticulously re-glued. Her owner is a professional bespoke wooden furniture maker and the quality of his workmanship is top-notch. He was at the re-ribbing stage here and I have been lending a hand to fasten new frames. Ash has been used here but being a bit dry before steaming necessitated a prolonged soaking in the pond before going into the steamer.
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| New ribs going in - doing this without the deck makes the job a whole lot easier! |
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| She needs a complete strip and re-varnish job. |
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| New main sheet horse and transom drains now cut. |
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