Water test.

I left the hull in the pond for 20 minutes, no sign of leaks at this stage and still to apply the glass fibre cloth, or do I ?

Deck wood.

My mother told me last week that the deck wood for the yacht was taken from an old office desk in the saw mill at Tayport, Scotland, where my granddad worked in the 1930's. The mill is long gone but it's history can be seen here: Saw Mill, Tayport I guess my granddad used whatever materials he could get his hands on! At least part of the mill lives on today on the deck of the yacht.

Under the deck

6 Metre Yacht.

This one is a bit bigger than mine!

More sanding and filling.

The hull was skinned with thick canvas which was glued and nailed on, so I've been punching in the pins and filling the holes.The deck is sanded smooth and ready for staining but still have a lot of glue to remove from the hull above the water line.

 Lots of holes to fill.

This is above the water line and will need sanded smooth for stain and varnish.

I've had to repair the hatch due to a past knock.

Still plenty of prep to do!

6 M yacht restoration, Model Boats

Article in Model Boats Magazine  http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article/ravic/598

Yacht classes

No doubt about it now , the yacht is a 6 Metre class.