W76

[Steve W76]

Roger, the keel/lower board/hog/C board case had around a dozen 3 inch stainless screws holding it all together and providing rigidity to the structure.

[Roger]

How about glue or some sort of bedding compound between the lower face of the Centreboard case and the upper hog face?

R

[Dave Barker]

Mike Smith’s Wooden Wayfarer Restoration Manual (2004) talks about this:-

“When originally built, the Centreboard Case was bedded in on a mastic strip. The Centreboard case was secured through both the keel and the hog with 3in x 12g galvanised steel countersunk head wood screws rather than brass.”

I won’t quote the whole section, as you probably know this already.

Dave

[Roger]

Thanks for reminding me Dave, a very good read.

I hope to get around to re-decking W212 sometime this year, so Mike’s instructions will come in very useful.

R

 

 

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