Moving outside for Spring

Since the New Year Fedoa has been steadily progressing.  The last major bits of cabinetry on the inside were completed in January and February, with the remaining cupboards built into the saloon,

 

and the owner's cabin aft fitted out to a high standard.

In March we moved out of the interior, and have put a good numbers of hours into fairing the hull, which is now ready for its first coat of primer.  

  

The new and the old timber has all be faired by hand to give Fedoa back her beautiful lines, with the whole thing being soaked in thinned down epoxy resin to strengthen and stabilise the timber.  We are looking forward to seeing the result once she starts to be painted

The next exciting phase is the deck.  

We have put down teak covering boards all round the edge of the deck, and now the new yellow cedar laid deck is being sprung up against the covering boards as per the original deck in 1927.  It is already looking good, and you can start to see what the finished deck will look like from the first few planks.  Teak will be laid for and aft down the centreline as well.

We hope to have the deck completed within the next month, and we can fit the bulwarks over the covering board before adding a capping rail and varnishing.  Then we more onto the joinery on deck and final painting and caulking of the hull.