Fixing and Releasing

It was now time to screw the extra wide rib to the hull. The normal way to fix a rib is to use copper nails and roves which we will be using for all the other ribs but as this one was extra thick it was necessary to screw it in place. Stainless steel screws held it in place inside the cabin ...

and also from outside the hull ...

They are countersunk and will be filled before painting.

The next job was to take out the bottlescrew and wire which had slowly brought the hull back to its correct shape ...



Hopefully we will not have this problem again!

Knees

Considering her age Crocus has very little rotten wood but the two knees in the cockpit needed to be replaced. The internal layout of her cabin was originally set out as a full berth ...

and with the new plans being for two single berths it means we have some spare mahogany from under the central cushions which can be used to make things! After much measuring and getting angles correct the new knees were made from the spare wood which had been glued together to make a block and then cut to shape ...

Test fit and yes they will be just right ...