Refurb

[fisherman]

For the old oyster punt. Turned the disused fish shop into a boat shed. Took out three doubled frames, scarfed new tops on a couple of cracked ones. New knees, laminated oak. Took off the Sandtex green ten year gloss. It looks good, but peels off in a single plastic sheet, has not keyed to the wood at all, cracks under duress also. It comes with a grey undercoat, and takes three coats before it stops bleeding through. Replaced with Hempel cream gloss for the hull, and racing green Sandtex on the tops. Fingers crossed. Even cleaned and painted inside the gunnels, made new floorboards. Screwfix cheap desktop planer is a boon. Also discovered some cheap paddles I bought are one piece ash, no scarfed blades. So, varnish the paddles and spars, with any luck I can spin it out until time to go afloat.
Long way from three years ago, HDPE ribs going in.

 

[Blueboatman]

Looking great ?

 

[pandos]

Nice looking bit of work...looks like it was a labour of love.

 

[sarabande]

Never considered HDPE being a first choice for ribs, as rather flexible. What's the thinking behind them please ?

 

[fisherman]

Louis Sauzede, RIP, on the 'Totalboat' vids on youtube, sistered the frames in a 45ft F/V using HDPE, and said that a new boat was being built with HDPE frames, wood planks. I find it as stiff as oak, but easier to handle, with a heat gun for bending, and holds a screw against anything.
here he is:

If you've not seen these vids before, you've just lost the rest of the day.....

 

[fisherman]

Nice looking bit of work...looks like it was a labour of love.

Well it passed away the winter. First rebuild was 2018: new stem, scarfed broken gunnel, two half planks most ribs. This time was a rotten rib plus the knees, and get rid of sistered frames from first time round. Also attempt to rectify the paint, the dark green took the sunlight really badly, opened up all the time.

This is the boat I wanted when I was 12. 72 now....

 

[Humblebee]

Nice bit of work Fisherman. Worth an article or two in PBO perhaps? O even just a bit about the HDPE?

 

[pandos]

Well it passed away the winter. First rebuild was 2018: new stem, scarfed broken gunnel, two half planks most ribs. This time was a rotten rib plus the knees, and get rid of sistered frames from first time round. Also attempt to rectify the paint, the dark green took the sunlight really badly, opened up all the time.
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This is the boat I wanted when I was 12. 72 now....

Very similar to the boats used by the fishermen in the river outside my house, many of which are about 50 years old...(and which were never used for illegal fishing for large delicious Salmon)

Reminds me of the Hands programme where a Shannon one design is made, (yes I know this a sailing boat)

 

[fisherman]

Not meant for sailing, but I put mirror rig on her at first see here

https://imgur.com/a/isn1FH3

the changed to a Lymington scow balanced lug, which is much better....sails 'like a shark' as my mate puts it.

 

[fisherman]

Bit of drift. My mate above mentioned is Stuart Sudden. Actually named Williams but his dad was Jack, nicknamed 'Sudden' as he boxed for the Navy during the war. They said he would be sparring away without seeming to make progress, then 'all to a sudden, he was gone' (his opponent, that is).
I saw Stuart once beach his 28ft boat and replace a section of plank over the low water.
Back in the 70s Jack was scrounging mackerel to sell for a pint, and approached the Scots boats, then newly arrived in Penzance, Anchor of Hope and the Claben, I think. he got a mouthful of threats and swearing from some of the crew, faced up to them and thought better of it as he was over 70. he was very upset. His son Stuart and cousin Rob went down and invited the miscreants onto the quay for a chat. I believe a hospital was involved, and the police said 'about time someone sorted that lot out'.
About 1960 Stuart went into the boxing booth at the fair, looked at the selection of opponents, didn't think much of any of them, so he scanned the crowd until he saw his mate "come on up here Geoffrey, we'll have a scrap". The fair promoter paid him £25 to come back and volunteer again, he was earning £6 a week at the time. He put up the TV mast on Scilly, three men, one Petter diesel winch and a telegraph pole.