{"id":1811,"date":"2024-06-28T13:26:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:26:52","slug":"an-update-on-planking-and-other-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=1811","title":{"rendered":"An update on planking and other projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am surprised at just how long it is since my last post … in September ’23; less so that I have not made as much progress on Mischief as I would have liked. As usual, other projects the usual fits and starts and “perfection being the enemy of good” are to blame! Anyway, at last, here is an update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is several months since I finished fitting the second set of planks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At last, after various distractions, family events, sundry projects and cataract surgery, Sylvia and I finished roving the third pair of planks this morning. I must say it’s a lot easier to dedicate time to the boat when the days are longer and there’s more natural light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is important to get the copper nails in a straight line and perpendicular to the keel\/centre-line of the boat. We were taught to use a flexible batten of 3mm plywood, which works fine in the centre of the boat but it is tricky and less reliable at the forrard sections. I had used a laser level and mini-tripod inside the bottom of the boat, but it was very difficult and time-consuming to get the laser lines correct for each nail in turn. Eventually, I struck upon the idea of putting the laser level on a perspex board which, being transparent and resting level on the mould fixing struts, made the job a lot easier and quicker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other projects that I have done since my last post include a knife-making course with our son, James; spoon carving with our grandson, Noah; wood-turning some pepper mills; a toy box for our latest grandchild, Jude; a traditional sailmaking course at the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis; installing diesel heaters in the Workshop and garage; and making a footrest and footstool for Sylvia to use in Millie, our new motorhome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I will get the rub rails fitted to the third planks, and then I can start on the fourth set of planks! And I hope to be able to report further significant progress a lot quicker next time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am surprised at just how long it is since my last post … in September ’23; less so that I have not made as much progress on Mischief as I would have liked. As usual, other projects the usual fits and starts and “perfection being the enemy of good” are to blame! Anyway, at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1811"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1833,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions\/1833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}