Swept Deck for Deilginis

There are few things more satisfying than completing a timber swept deck.
  The most important things to get right while preparing the deck is to make the coamings fair and as equal as possible on both sides of the boat, and also to set and mark out the king plank. It is very difficult to hide differences between the two sides.

The king plank has been widened by two cheeks around the mast, just to reinforce it.

 Now that the deck is fully laid, the screw holes will be plugged, and the entire deck sanded to a fair surface. The grooves for the sikaflex will then be corrected with a chisel. It is then ready to seal.

Fairing and painting the hull of Deilginis

Perfecting the coaming before to lay the deck.

Layers and layers of old paint were carved out of the letters .

After much fairing and sanding, the primer is finally applied.

The beginnings of a new deck on Deilginis.

Working from the keel upwards, we have finally come to the satisfying work of laying the deck. The coamings are fitted first, followed by the King plank. The greatest challenge is to make it all work out symmetrically with even planking and the gaps for the black sikaflex pleasing and regular.

The damaged ribs have been replaced , and some of the other ribs refastened. with this work done, the hull is now ready to repaint.