Wooden Boat Restoration
Below you will find a selection of photos of wooden repairs and maintenance undertaken by both Sam and Dani over the years, including carvel planking and re-caulking, re-ribbing, and clinker planking repairs. Some of this work was carried out for previous employers and during our education and some as our own business.
Carvel re-planking of a classic racing yacht
Removing the old caulking cotton from this yacht
Re-caulking a wooden yacht
Raking seams on a carvel vessel
Traditionally caulked and puttied seams on a working ferry
Plank replacement on a clinker rowing boat
Plank replacement on a clinker rowing boat
Re-ribbing a 14ft RNSA sailing dinghy, as part of Dani's boat building qualification
Re-ribbing a 14ft RNSA sailing dinghy
14ft RNSA sailing dinghy freshly oiled after restoration
Damaged planking on a Salcombe Yawl
New planks installed
New planks faired and primed
And the topcoat faired in
Sam worked on this launch during his apprenticeship
The ribs removed and paint being stripped
More paint stripping
Hull repainted and sistered ribs going back in
Sistered ribs back in the launch
Replacement ribs being roved
GRP boat being trimmed with wood
Adding wooden gunwhales
Trims on, ready for varnish
The finished 'puddle boat'