The major restoration of Chance (Token) James Silver Western Isles Motor sailer

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Working on the forecabin planking and ribs and framework under the watchful eye of the ship's mascot



The first of the Chance Restoration mugs now on sale on website and we have other merchandise for you to buy and support the project.



The temporary galley area up and running so we can have a brew wherever we need one during the day while working on Chance,

 

[jstarmarine]

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex. The restoration can and will be easier to do has Chance is now very close to my own workshop and small yard. Titchmarsh Marina will be Chances' home for the next four to five years while we restore her to her former glory with the aid of our family and friends.
This time I was working in the forecabin of Chance, removing the forecabin hanging locker bulkhead and front and then removing the forward end of the Galley bulkhead which had sections of or areas of rot in the panels which when I return to the workshop with the panels will be set out and get grading pieces grade into them and then refitted once the planking and ribs are sorted and the hull planking on the inside face is repainted with primer an the cream gloss as this appears to be the original colour of the hull planking when I have removed the coats of paint which was painted over the hull planking on the inside the forecabin and the back face of the hanging locker. Newt time I am down at Chance I will have to remove another rib and see how to remove the deck edge covering boards off the foredeck where I have to do a number of repairs and replacement of planks and beam shelf

 

[jstarmarine]

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex. The restoration can and will be easier to do has Chance is now very close to my Workshop and small yard, I am now working on the forecabin of Chance. I have stated to sand down the planning and the crew's hanging wardrobe bulkhead, I have started on the Bulkhead to find out where the fixings are to remove the bulkhead to gain access to the forecabin bulkhead which needs work doing on it .I am having to replace the mahogany bulkheads with Mahogany Marine Plywood bulkheads as can be sourced easier than mahogany boards which the size I need with be outside my budget.One thing I have found out is that Chance was put together with steel fixings as can be seen where there is nail sickness around the plugs that have started to get stains appearing around the plugs. I have made a good start on this area and will be back during the week.

 

[jstarmarine]

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex. The restoration can and will be easier to do has Chance is now very close to my own workshop and small yard. In this video you can see that Simon is .down at Chance sorting out a few things to be able to start to rebuilding the cockpit floor bears and be able to refit the cockpit floor down once again and be able to get in and out of the boat easier and also have somewhere to work in a area which is well lit. The main part of the next few days is to sort out the floor bearers for the cockpit and also the galley area and the forecabin where Simon is doing a lot of work sorting out the bilges and the sides of the hull so work can start on the planking and then get the staging up around the boat to take off the covering boards to expose the beam shelf and the tops of the ribs and the deck beams. So just got to sort out the wood for the deck beams and see where Simon goes next.