Various Reinforcements

Reinforcement was added in the following locations

lower pintle is secured
foredeck where the chainplate attaches
centreboard pivot bolt
jib sheet hardware
trunk/thwart joint
mast step and bow section

Jib sheet hardware and trunk/thwart joint.

The thwart received new marine plywood pads for the jib sheet hardware, and also reinforcement adjacent to the centreboard trunk, which this was glued to thwart with a blob of putty. These areas will be tabbed together with 1708.

Mast step and adjacent area

This required a shim at the mast itself.

Taped and waxed.

Laminated in place, cured, then trimmed.

Also, the joint tabbing the shelf piece to the hull had failed, so both sides were re-bonded then further reinforced.

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Stem and Transom fittings

Ingrid had very few places to which to tie anything, and I noted as I scanned the internet that later boats and gulls had added some fittings for this purpose. I added some stout fittings adequate to secure the boat to both dock and trailer. The transom was straightforward however the stem required the installation of a fitted oak reinforcement , well bedded in glass-filled epoxy putty and then reinforced with two layers of 1708, making a solid stem post integrated with the fiberglass topsides.

Centreboard Replacement - From Compost to Completion. DONE!

DONE Many thanks to the kind members of the UK Gull facebook group for their encouragement and for providing the missing details required to replicate Ingrid's centreboard. Compost Some photos of Ingrid's centreboard as received. A large section was missing and what was left was crumbling. This hole is bored though the trailing edge of the centreboard, it received a locking pin which secured the board in the retracted position for trailering or beaching. Photos of a UK-based Gull centreboard, detailing the missing section. (Thanks Simon!) The photo and discussion also explained the mysterious bit of hardware in a box of stuff included with the boat. This is an adjustable friction brake that fits in the slot at the top of the board. It compresses 1” od rubber heater hose enough to span the centreboard case, resisting the board's swing. Trial fit and hole marking. As with the pivot bolt reinforcements in the trunk, I decided to make a bearing in the board itself, to

HDPE Parts

HDPE AKA Starboard, this is useful stuff and very easy to work. It was used to replace various wooden parts that had rotted. It can be worked with woodworking tools more easily than can wood in some respects. Mast Step: Original imperfections duplicated.

CL Eleven (Gull) "Ingrid"

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