She swims (sort of)

After a spell in the care of Beaton’s, Sjogin was launched last Friday. After a week in the slings she’s still leaking more than usual. A check today showed another split plank. This time it’s in the garboard next to a butt block that may have to be replaced. She may need to be hauled to replace the butt and fix the split. Very frustrating but at least the garboard seam seems tight after caulking by Paul Smith. And his repairs to the stem and keel are tight with no sign of any leaks.

Here are some pics from the last few weeks:

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Prime white oak being fitted to replace the iron sick keel and stem ends. Thankfully the keel was fairly sound at the garboard so we didn’t need to open the planks to go deeper. This should keep her going for a long while.

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Bolted in place with enough goo to keep it tight. The white streaks are filled in checks.

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The joint looks like it did 50 years ago. Thanks Paul.

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Leaving the best boat shop in NJ.

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Hanging in the slings and soaking up. She’s now in the slings in the South shed with the pump going on every three minutes or so. The joys of taking care of an old boat.

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Work continues at the other end. Here’s the plywood rudder blade with the fitted pintels. Fits just fine. Still need to make a new tiller.

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Here’s one of the cheeks and the pattern. A little different than the original but they should look fine.

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This is the bushing Paul turned from a piece of propeller shaft. Nice to have treasures like this laying around the shop. (And the skill at Beaton’s to make it.) The new pintels are a bit smaller than the worn gudgeons so the bushings will make up the difference.