wayfarer
20th January 2008, 12:11 AM
Hi folks, new around here as you'd gather. I made an introductory post here (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=65085)
I've owned a 12' dinghy sailing boat Cherub class since the mid 1970's.
Description:
All wooden hull and deck from timber and ply, wooden centreboard, wooden tiller & rudder, wooden mast, cedar boom & spinnaker pole. 1x mainsail, 1x jib, 1x kite. Trapeze. Fibreglass bones.
Unknown date of build, unknown name. I am currently in contact with the registrar who should be able to tell me the date of it's first registration and the owner at that time.
It's sail number indicates it was on the water in about 1965 which would make it between 40-45 years old.
Condition:
The kit is mostly complete but it might need a new deck. The hull looks sound, there is no rot that I can find nor has anything sprung. The bow had suffered a collision sometime prior to 1977 but was repaired well enough. There's also a patch amidships.
The mast needs stripping back and varnishing. Most of the rigging is there. The halyards and sheets all seem strong but after such a long time they would need replacing. The stays and trapeze wires seem in good nick. The travellers and other bolt-ons including foot straps are all okay. All the sails are in great condition. Mind you, they're originals.
They're be a fair amount of TLC and cash required to get her back in tip top condition.
No trailer. (Dad tossed it out ages ago).
I'll get to my point of this thread eventually, but first some pics.
She has been up in the rafters of the garage for about 14 years, before that she was in dad's garage or under a tarp. She was damaged when under the tarp.
I dropped her from the ceiling two weeks ago.... Captions under the pics.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/01-portside-aft.jpg
Very dusty... complete with cat paw prints. It's a ply deck and hull with timber trims.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/02-portside-aft-close.jpg
A nice tiller handle made from contrasting timbers.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/03-portside-mid.jpg
If you look closely in the foreground you can see how the ply veneer has "split" into very small ripples... I don't know the term. each split is as wide as the grain. It's probably the biggest problem.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/04-portside-bow.jpg
Here's the repair job done on the bow. Pity the previous owner didn't match the ply better. I might be able to stain this so it'll match?
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/05-portside-forward.jpg
The bottom is in great condition. There's not thickness here... the blue paint you see in the top side of the ply that is the bottom of her. It might be glassed under that paint.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/06-starboardside-aft.jpg
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/07-centerboard.jpg
The centreboard is made from a single piece of timber. Apart from some bog it's in very good condition.
A week after the photos above:
A good bath helped heaps: (Nothing like wet timber to look at :) )
Continued next post
I've owned a 12' dinghy sailing boat Cherub class since the mid 1970's.
Description:
All wooden hull and deck from timber and ply, wooden centreboard, wooden tiller & rudder, wooden mast, cedar boom & spinnaker pole. 1x mainsail, 1x jib, 1x kite. Trapeze. Fibreglass bones.
Unknown date of build, unknown name. I am currently in contact with the registrar who should be able to tell me the date of it's first registration and the owner at that time.
It's sail number indicates it was on the water in about 1965 which would make it between 40-45 years old.
Condition:
The kit is mostly complete but it might need a new deck. The hull looks sound, there is no rot that I can find nor has anything sprung. The bow had suffered a collision sometime prior to 1977 but was repaired well enough. There's also a patch amidships.
The mast needs stripping back and varnishing. Most of the rigging is there. The halyards and sheets all seem strong but after such a long time they would need replacing. The stays and trapeze wires seem in good nick. The travellers and other bolt-ons including foot straps are all okay. All the sails are in great condition. Mind you, they're originals.
They're be a fair amount of TLC and cash required to get her back in tip top condition.
No trailer. (Dad tossed it out ages ago).
I'll get to my point of this thread eventually, but first some pics.
She has been up in the rafters of the garage for about 14 years, before that she was in dad's garage or under a tarp. She was damaged when under the tarp.
I dropped her from the ceiling two weeks ago.... Captions under the pics.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/01-portside-aft.jpg
Very dusty... complete with cat paw prints. It's a ply deck and hull with timber trims.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/02-portside-aft-close.jpg
A nice tiller handle made from contrasting timbers.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/03-portside-mid.jpg
If you look closely in the foreground you can see how the ply veneer has "split" into very small ripples... I don't know the term. each split is as wide as the grain. It's probably the biggest problem.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/04-portside-bow.jpg
Here's the repair job done on the bow. Pity the previous owner didn't match the ply better. I might be able to stain this so it'll match?
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/05-portside-forward.jpg
The bottom is in great condition. There's not thickness here... the blue paint you see in the top side of the ply that is the bottom of her. It might be glassed under that paint.
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/06-starboardside-aft.jpg
http://www.igdesign.com.au/cherub/07-centerboard.jpg
The centreboard is made from a single piece of timber. Apart from some bog it's in very good condition.
A week after the photos above:
A good bath helped heaps: (Nothing like wet timber to look at :) )
Continued next post