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ABOUT TO START STEAMING NEW TIMBERS INTO MY HILLYARD AND I NEED SOME ADVICE.
OF THE 60 ODD TIMBERS ON THE STARBOARD SIDE 40 ARE CRACKED.I HAVE NEW OAK TO FIT AND HAVE REMOVED DECK ETC READY TO FIT BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT FOLLOWING POINTS.
THE CRACKS IN THE TIMBERS TOWARDS THE AFT OF THE HULL ARE APPROX 10 MM APART.THE BOAT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE WATER FOR 15 MONTHS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PLANKS NEED TO BE PULLED BACK TOGETHER.I ASSUME THAT WHEN THE HULL WAS BUILT IN 1930 THE INBOARD EDGES OF THE PLANKS WOULD BUTT TOGETHER BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE THE CAULKING FROM INSIDE ON A LOT OF THE SEAMS.HAVING SAID THAT THE TIMBERS HAVE ONLY ONE CRACK SO MAYBE THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.
I INTEND TO REMOVE EVERY OTHER TIMBER TO FIT NEW.
SHOULD I REMOVE THE CAULKING IN ORDER TO PULL THE PLANKS UP TIGHT ,AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHINES,FROM THE WHOLE OF THE HULL OR A BIT AT A TIME.SHOULD I ALSO RE CAULK IN PARTS OR WAIT TILL ALL THE FRAMES ARE IN THANKS FOR ANY REPLYS
OF THE 60 ODD TIMBERS ON THE STARBOARD SIDE 40 ARE CRACKED.I HAVE NEW OAK TO FIT AND HAVE REMOVED DECK ETC READY TO FIT BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT FOLLOWING POINTS.
THE CRACKS IN THE TIMBERS TOWARDS THE AFT OF THE HULL ARE APPROX 10 MM APART.THE BOAT HAS BEEN OUT OF THE WATER FOR 15 MONTHS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PLANKS NEED TO BE PULLED BACK TOGETHER.I ASSUME THAT WHEN THE HULL WAS BUILT IN 1930 THE INBOARD EDGES OF THE PLANKS WOULD BUTT TOGETHER BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE THE CAULKING FROM INSIDE ON A LOT OF THE SEAMS.HAVING SAID THAT THE TIMBERS HAVE ONLY ONE CRACK SO MAYBE THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.
I INTEND TO REMOVE EVERY OTHER TIMBER TO FIT NEW.
SHOULD I REMOVE THE CAULKING IN ORDER TO PULL THE PLANKS UP TIGHT ,AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHINES,FROM THE WHOLE OF THE HULL OR A BIT AT A TIME.SHOULD I ALSO RE CAULK IN PARTS OR WAIT TILL ALL THE FRAMES ARE IN THANKS FOR ANY REPLYS