Here is a photo of the hatch cover right after we brought Gypsy Rose home from the folks we bought her from.
As you can see she is pretty well weather beaten.
WE ARE GOING TO FIX THAT!!
First I will peel off the damaged layers of veneer until I get down to good wood.
Good wood at last!
The veneer here still had some damage on the edge so
I scored a straight line with my razor knife and removed the damaged part.
Now I have layed a thin strip of wood in to fair out the surface
of the hatch cover. The paint cans are just for weight while the glue drys.
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Hey, boat restoring is hungry work and this blog after all is called
Woodworkin and good eats so rib steak here I come.
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Some of you asked for more photos . . .There are still a lot of little jobs to do.Finishing up the port hole windows&Replacing all the rigging (ropes to all you non-sailors).Sailboats have what seems like miles of different ropes and each one has a job to do.This boat has been sitting for so long that all of hers were rotten. Were almost on the water.Hopefully my next post will be lake photos.Please leave a comment, I read them all.Steve
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Here I am sealing up the wood with 2 coats of high quality exterior house paint.
Now its time to cut the cedar strips that we will cover our hatch with.
Dont know what I mean?
See the cedar strip yacht tender I built elsewhere on this blog.
Now I am routering a bead on one edge of the strips and a cove on the other edge.
See how that makes the strips nest together?
Strip number 1!! I am excited!
Here we are 15 strips in.
Okay, thats it for this progress report.
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Happy blogging.
Jumat, 11 November 2016
Gypsy Rose More Before After Photos
We have had four months of sanding, scraping, rebuilding, repairing, coloring, oiling wood, varnishing, polishing brass, fiber-glassing, replacing parts and rigging, and cleaning.Now, Its time to set the mast and put her in the water.Are we happy?You Bet! 
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BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTERSome of you asked for more photos . . .There are still a lot of little jobs to do.Finishing up the port hole windows&Replacing all the rigging (ropes to all you non-sailors).Sailboats have what seems like miles of different ropes and each one has a job to do.This boat has been sitting for so long that all of hers were rotten. Were almost on the water.Hopefully my next post will be lake photos.Please leave a comment, I read them all.Steve
Kamis, 13 Oktober 2016
Gypsy Rose hatch covers are done!
Here we are coating the hatch cover with epoxy resin,
which is a super waterproof high end plastic.
We also did the forward and rear hatches
when doing the main hatch.
Here is Connie wetting out the 6 oz fiberglass cloth with more epoxy resin.
This will make the hatch covers very tough
so they will stand up to being walked on.
Done except for sanding the fiberglass off the edges.
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Here is the final before and after shot.
What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by my blog and happy sailing to you!!
Steve
Minggu, 04 September 2016
We Are Itching To Get Her In The Water
She is still in the drivechoice but not for long. We said we would launch her in June and June has one more weekend.
We are so close to being ready that we have sailing fever. Be sure and come back to see my launch day post,but in the meantime,leave a comment and tell me what you think.
CABIN HATCHBEFORE CABIN HATCHAFTER Have a great day&Smooth Sailing,Steve Kamis, 16 Juni 2016
Sanding Taping Painting
Hi there friends . . . well, heres what Connie and I have been up to.Sanding, taping and coloring on Gypsy Rose.We are still planning on having her in the water, sometime in June. Check out these photos.
Here I am sanding the hull.She needed it all over, deck, hull and bottom.So far we have the deck and hull finished.
Heres Connie taping the the side. 
Heres Connie coloring the edge of the hull a deep gloss green. 
Here I am laying in the hull paint.Notice the reflection of the boat trailer.It dried just as glossy.Shes looking prettier with every job we check off our list.Thank you for stopping by. Please leave a comment and let us know what you think. Kamis, 09 Juni 2016
And The Winner Is!
Before I announce the winner, Ill explain the reason I have wood-putty on my fingers.
Still working on the hatch cover.
No matter how tight the pieces fit together there are alchoices spots to putty in.
Lots of sanding on this boat project but it will all be worth it when we are done.
All the names of everyone who participated are going into my old beat up cowboy hat.
And now for the lucky winner!
Congratulations to Donna Wilkes! The Rust Goddess wins our $25. Amazon gift card!!Thanks so much to everybody who participated in our drawing. We will be having at least one more before Gypsy Rose is finished. Have a great day and smooth sailing.SteveSelasa, 29 Maret 2016
Restoring Gypsy Rose
Connie and I found this old wooden sailboat while out for a drive one day. We have been sailors for many years and have owned 3 different sailboats.
