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Pansy - new deck concept

Uploaded by markh , Oct 10 2009 09:40 PM

Pansy - new deck concept

what optimistically started out as a repair to a deck beam and the odd plank - lots of nice new oak, I like looking at it that much, thinking about shoving perspex back down, although on the down side the seagull shite will be a pain, and any skirted women on board might feel a bit uncomfortable and we'll definately have to ban kilted scotsman

deck down next week with a bit o luck (next week will probably mean january)




    chris4444
    Oct 10 2009 11:25 PM
    your doing a great job

    Jay Cresswell
    Oct 11 2009 09:02 AM
    Naw!
    Definitely a toughened glass deck ... then the shitehawks would get disoriented
    Seriously though, you've had the courage to get down to the fundamental stuff
    Well done! :crazy2:

    westbob
    Oct 11 2009 09:11 AM
    Great looking job, good solid beams, be nice to see the finished job, and we can supply the kilted Scotsmen for testing.

    Bob & Alan

    markh
    Oct 11 2009 10:44 AM
    Aye, was much more graft than I anticipated, but quite chuffed with myself for biting the bullet and ripping the whole lot out rather than trying to patch things up.  I'd assumed the beams/knees would be oak, so went and found some cracking seasoned timber, but it was larch that was in, should be a lot stronger now at least and will be getting well oiled/treated, so should be good for another 50 years hopefully

    Jay Cresswell
    Oct 11 2009 11:34 AM
    Larch commonly used
    Many ringers had a mix of larch and oack deckbeams
    Norwegian Colin Archers are generally pine-framed
    Norwegian pine is close-grained, very resinous and incredibly resilient

    markh
    Oct 11 2009 12:20 PM
    frames are all oak, probably why I assumed the beams would be as well.  On the down side, could have saved a few quid putting larch back in, but on the plus, it'll probably be better in the long run, especially the knees and the beamshelf, which might even have been Douglas fir or something like, was very pale if it was larch