Restoration

of

Clara J

IYRS Class of 2014

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At IYRS in 2010

Side View

Stern View

Removing the Deck

Uppers Removed

Panorama 1

Panorama 2

Panorama 3

Panorama 4

Dave with Warren Barker

Keel Lead

Old Rudder

Old Rudder

New Rudder

Lofting - Prep of boards

Plans

Plans

Lofting

Offsets

Leveling platform

Mold Construction

Molds

Making Fin Neck Bolts

Finned-Neck Bolts

Frame Tapering

Frames

Making Floors

Frame Bending on Mold 1

Frame Bending on Mold 2

Boat with Molds

Hull Upright with molds in place - end on view

Hull Upright with molds in place

Rolling Upside Down - Prep

Roll 2

Roll 3

Rolling Upside Down - Mid Air

The Crew

Old Mast Step

New Mast Step

New Mast Step

Hull Detail

Hull Detail

Inside

Stem Knee

Stem Finished

New Stem Fitted

Keel - Raw wood

Keel Wood With Pattern

Keel - Finishing

Keel Hauling

Keel - Finished

Prep for the Keel

Steamed Keel

Fitting The Keel

Steamed Keel

Fitting The Keel

Warren on Keel

Hull and Keel

Keel in place

Keel in place

Keel in place

Intermediate Steamed Frames

Garboards 2014-01-24

Planking 2014-02-07

Planking 2 2014-02-07

Planking 4 2014-02-07

Planking 3 2014-02-07

Ready to shutter

Finishing the deadwood

Planked

Bungs being fitted

Fairing the hull 2

Planked

Priming

Restoration hall

Week 8

Hull Primed 1

Hull Primed 3

Hull Primed

Mast

Mast

Week 9 8

Tiller

Week 14 6

Mast 2014-02-07

Mast with Hounds

Mast

Week 8 5

Week 8 6

Week 8 7

Week 8 8

Week 8 9

Week 8 10

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Deck Beams

Decking

Fitting the sheer clamp

Week 13 2

Planning

Decking Work

Frame Detail

Decking Detail

Detail

Deciking Detail

Decking Detail

Week 9 5

Week 11 2

Week 14 1

Week 14 2

Inside

Deck Canvas

Lettering

Transom

Fitting Coaming 2014-05-22

Bulkheads

Full Shot 2014-05-22

Detail work 2014-05-22

Boom Finished 2014-05-22

One Week to go

Day Berfore Launch

Heading to water

Touching Water for First Time

In water before rigging

Stepping the Mast

Launch Day Early

Launch Day

At Mystic Boat Show