To N Frames

New frames laminated from white oak and mahogany.

bending jig for clamping strips to new shape

New Stem

cross section of old stem

Whaleboat & To N Fro Stem

nice curves

stern end of outwales

centerboard slot

new stem scarfed in on To N Fro

My favorite flash

To N Fro Photos

Scarph joint where new keel meets old

Peeling back the planking to get at the stem

New knee and rotten stem (black area on the vertical board)

from the inside looking out

Damaged planks removed. Found two ribs that are partially rotten.

fitting new oak keel, pix from port side view

refining line with batten

using awls to pick up measurements, old keel in background

marking and fitting new keel

Damage to planking., 1/4" of wood was preventing a breach in the hull

sawing

Installing new keel with bronze bolts. Thank you Fritz for all Photos and captions.

Work Underway on TO N FRO

I've been away from WoW working on a CAD model of Olympia. That has been exciting and fun, learning a new computer gadget and program to accomplish the task. Meanwhile back on the ranch...

Fritz has sent me these pix and captions for what has been going on for TO N FRO this week.

Bow - Stem supported by superstructure, Rotted Keel is removed.
Vertical 4x4 post supports Knee/Stem

Long dark board on floor is old Keel. Old Keel is dried out and punky.

Jeff chiseling out a diagonal joint for new Keel.

Dark spot on Keel is leaching stain from old iron bolts

Old Keel laying on new white oak Keel.

Steam bent white oak boomerang for new ribs

Painted rib member with yellow bedding compound squeezing out.

Boomerangs and ribs screwed into place. These new ribs will provide a solid area to screw the planks into.

Richardson Boat Co. used galvanized nails to fasten everything! Replaced all exposed nails under motor with bronze screws. Old nails slid out as easily as if they were slid in between book pages.

People have been driving into rocks. This part of the plank and other areas will need to be replaced.

Progress on TO N FRO

Jan. 3, 2012. These pix, were sent by Fritz of work accomplished the Richardson 28. This boat has been used on the lake for years and years. She is in the boatshop for an overhall.

The white boards are the new ribs and flooring. All the new wood gets a coat of white primer.

Starboard bow gets new copper screws. The original fasteners were galvanized nails.

Interior bow, white vertical boards are the new ribs.

New floors in bow painted white.

View from cockpit looking into cabin