It has been a relatively straight forward restoration and the fitting of the rigging has been quite stress free. I am happy with how she has turned out and I am looking forward to sailing Grace . The radio installation also went well and the winch works a treat, so far as I can tell with a test in light wind.
Now I kind of know what I'm doing I'm looking for another project, I have herd from My mother that My cousin has another 6 Metre tucked away in his loft. I'll have to work on him to stand any chance of seeing that one!!
I am restoring a pond yacht, built by my grandfather , James Melville and a Mr. Ingram in Tayport, Scotland, in the early 1930s. The hull is 55 inches long x 13 inches at it's widest point ( beam ). The mast is 62 inches tall and the boom is 33 inches long. She weighs 26lb. The measurements and weight and classic lines are consistent with a classic 6 Metre yacht design, popular with model yacht builders in the 1930s.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Sunday, 14 June 2015
The old meets the new.
I've used part of the old main boom end because it's a really nice piece of antique brass and I want to use as much as the original parts that I have.
Rigging continues.
In my mind the rigging was to take a couple of hours. In reality it's going to take a couple of weeks.
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