Slow progress with stripping varnish from the inside of the hull, but the end is in site! More ribs to replace on the port side of the hull, but still better than expected.
Peter Wilson ( The Aldeburgh Boatyard Company) has supplied timber for a new transom. He will not let me repair the old one! All I have got to do is trim to size, cut the bevels and glue it in.
The old transom from bobtail is tiny compared to our other National 12. An indication of how the boats have evolved.
Hope to get transom fitted and a couple of coats of varnish on the inside over Christmas and then look for some green oak ribs and copper nails....
