After a busy summer of sailing and boating during which I have refurbished a plywood Miracle sailing dinghy for my grandsons to sail, I have made a start on a pending project in the shape of an ex-Admiralty 25ft Motor Cutter:-
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| Cutter on mooring - cover removed. The spar is the ridge pole. |
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| She has remained tight and floats on high tides |
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| A nice-looking work boat. |
She had been on a lay-up mooring with a tarpaulin over her to keep the weather out. On a recent high tide she was floated off and towed to a local boatyard and lifted out. Now chocked-up in the yard work can commence.
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| Towed to the boatyard.. |
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| ..waiting for the boatyard hoist. |
First jobs are to strip the paint and tar from her bottom to assess the condition of her planking and to get some timber and fastenings on order to replace a few of her broken timbers.
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| Some of the bottom planking looks a bit tired, worn plank-edges. |
She is currently engineless so I will concentrate on interior repairs and painting. There is a lot to do and I would like to source some hardwood to make new thwarts, side benches, lockers and engine casing.
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| Delivered to the yard for me to work on her. |
