western red cedar strip planking hull turning
after sailing her frm genova to bucharest , take paint off and here's the sorry condition she was in. ++70% of framing was rotten at bilge...
about the sorry condition she was in. bulwarks cracked and rotten ; deck rotten and leaking.
rebuild complete, her owner sails her frm Constanta to Lavrion Greece.
the nav station
the original bronze bell and the lewmar winches
camper&nicholson's 42 ft sloop rebuild the first rebuild of such craft in Romania
test sail trhrough constanta harbour
here the new laminated mast step bearing structure we built; previously in badly corroded steel. I made the mast step "plate " in 20mm...
each planking strake was cold moulded frm three layers oak veneer.keel, knees, stem, stern frame were laminated frm 4mm ash.the boat was epoxy...
deck was reinforced dynel&epoxy and painted antiskid epifanes, deck hardware replaced by bronze classic marine and deck prisms added. prima...
the launching wich was quite happy; and went on well; at Constantza Industrial Harbor on a Sunny September perfect day details on...
transom was rebuilt and cold molded; the topsides were painted with epifanes; boottop painted blue; name is here being re-painted. this was the...
wooden cradle we built in order to safely withstand the ++300 km road journey from Bucharest to Constantza Harbour
Rocquette launching Constanta harbor
Lead ballast has been re-fastened by custom made bronze bolts, copper antifouling paint under the LWL; topsides were painted and polished, new...
vintage camper&nicholsons sloop restoration we rebuilt and replaced most framing by laminated framing; laminated floors; cold molded two...
Western Red Cedar "frameless" strip planking fiberglass &epoxy sheating 36 ft cruiser racer . Minimal framing is going to...
