Our new exciting project: Deilginis!

We are very proud to have Deilginis, one of the original Howth Seventeens, in our workshop for repairs and redecking. This is the oldest one-design class in the world! Click here for more on their history.

After what seemed a little like a chinese mind puzzle, we succeeded in fitting Deilginis into our workshop on her trailor. The decking is now being carefully ripped off and the hull scraped.

Scraping the hull is not only essential for the final repainting, it also allows us to examine it carefully for areas which need attention. Several ribs need replacing, so these areas need to be exposed to allow a clean removal of fastenings.
Working on the keelbolts is also much easier with the deck removed - so the sequence with which we go about this job is important.

Timbers, Gunwhales, Stringers, Thwarts...

 We have once again made dramatic progress on our "workshop boat" - together with our four enthusiastic participants of our recent 3-day steaming workshop, the boat is almost ready to ride the waves!
We used oak for the gunwhales and timbers ( ribs), douglas fir for the stringers, rubbing strakes and thwarts.
We have even come up with a name - to be revealed later...