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Doctor's Dragon
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04-2018
1152 hours spent with my boat so far
Ship's watch from 1963
Too early - I just couldn't say no
03-2018
After 262 working days
(Re)Framing completed
84 frames have been replaced
New frames and deck beams
Oak and Ash
02-2018
After 240 working days
Scale 1:12
Model of my harbour and workshop handling trailer
Wheel
Heavy duty wheel; load capacity 500kg
Trailer
Wheel and strut of the workshop handling trailer
Dedicated Design
Ground clearance in the lower keel section as low as possible (iron cast keel not in place)
Mount
Mount for steel ropes
01-2018
After 226 working days
Table Saw
Adjusting the blade before cutting supports for deck beams
Deck Beams
Preparing deck beams in the mast area
Deck Beams
Preparing deck beams in the mast area
12-2017
200 working days spent in the workshop in 2017
DIY
Clamps for shaping and laminating laminated frames
Do it yourself clamps
All set for laminating a long s-shaped frame
This was a big one!
New floor timber in section 5
11-2017
New!
Deck beams and lodging knees made from ash wood
New!
Traditional copper nail for deck beams
Reinforcement
Stainless steel moulding on top of transom knee
Iron
Repairing the upper edge of the transom
Frames
Upper ends of new frames still have to be sawn off
Aft section view
Floor area seems to be almost completed
Metal Work
Trunk (rudder stock feed-through) not yet zinc-plated
Tools
Is this a work of art or just a hammer?
Logo
The project now has a badge of its own
10-2017
Aft deck section
All deck structures have been removed
Battens
This is starting material for numerous frames
1930s
Old coat of paint from 1938
1930s
Aft section coat of paint in the original state
09-2017
New Knees
Replacement parts supporting deck beams in station 13
07-2017
Laminating spars
First approach: Just testing the glue with oak wood
Laminating spars
Just testing if the glue works perfectly with oak wood
First two floor timbers in place
The pieces are already fixed with temporary keel bolts
Laminating spars
Bevel and workbench
Replacing spars
Copper bolts from 1938 and bronze screws from subsequent repairs about 20 years ago
Replacing spars
This is the next section to work on
Laminating spars
Close up
Laminating spars
Moulds
Old spars
Most of the old spars were broken but nevertheless still firmly attached to most of the planks
Many old additional reinforcement spars in the boat
There must have been a repair using thread screws some 20 years ago
06-2017
No time for taking fotos in June
Just hard work to prepare everything for new frames and floor timbers
05-2017
Camera position
From time to time I record some video footage just to fill my youtube diary
Replacing deadwood of the upper keel
More holes and bolts
Drilling big holes and placing them precisely in the center of the deadwood turned out to be complicated
04-2017
Filling seams between planks
This is the area below waterline
Old deadwood of the upper keel
The pieces turned out to be partially weak and had to be replaced completely
Replacing deadwood of the upper keel
Replacing bolts of the keel area
Filling seams between planks - below waterline
03-2017
Having a break
Replacing wood in the upper keel
The so called deadwood removed - keel planks still in place
Replacing wood in the upper keel
The so called deadwood has to be replaced by solid oak
02-2017
Filling all seams between planks
Before filling the seams all improper caulking had to be removed
Cleaning seams between planks
What a nice Fitscheneisen!
Hand tool
What a lovely Lie-Nielson plane!
Heavy duty lifting gear
The boat surely will be lifted and flipped over more than once.
Plans
The original boat plans by Johan Anker drawn in 1929
Plans
The original boat plans by Johan Anker drawn in 1929
Wood
Oak and hackmatack (larix laricina)
Filling seams between planks
Detail
Filling seams between planks
Detail
Sandbags
These are real multi purpose tools!
Construction Number?
I found this number engraved on the back of the nameplate.
Number 28
As found on the back side of the nameplate.
Filling seams between planks
Close-up view
Filling seams between planks
Overview
01-2017
Nameplate
A badge showing the boat`s origin in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Arrival
A Sunny day in December 2016 when the boat arrived at the workshop
OMG!
Yes - the Boat was in a poor condition
Oops!
The entrance turned out to be too narrow!
Warm and dry
The boat finally made it's way inside the workshop.
Removing the keel
The 1000kg iron keel and keel-bolts are almost completly dismounted
Battens
The hull needed to be reinforced during early stages of the restoration