Summer 2013 UpdateUnexpectedly, just before Bedford River Festival in 2012 Orchard Delight was found to have a leak in her transom. It was apparent that repairs were necessary so we saw it as an opportunity to carry out an assessment of her condition. It had been 10 years since her last major restoration work. This is what happened: July 2012She had a new canopy, made to measure by Andy Chapman of Bedford. November 2012She was craned out of the water to hard standing, by Gary at Priory Marina, to be assessed. February 2013A boat survey was carried out by Brian Smith, marine surveyor. July 2013 - Below is a pictorial account of the work carried out to date by P-J of Bedford which includes:Hull stripped, rotten planks removed to port and starboard, replaced with new wood, cut to size. Outstanding to be done at August 2013Re-caulk hull, prime and repaint Follow a pictorial account of the work carried out to date, below, and if you would like to be part of a working party undertaking the outstanding jobs please contact Denise and Stephen. |
Repairs to deck carried out ten years ago need redoing | Port side before - all planking needs replacing |
Port side after - all new made to measure planking | Before - starboard side around the head area badly rotted and removed |
After - rotted planking replaced with new, made to measure | After - vetical struts to starboard have been replaced |
After - all planks have been replaced | Before - rotten vertical struts and deck |
Before - all decks need to be replaced | After - new replacement decks |
Before - transom was the first area of concern | Before - rot damage to transom was even worse than we thought |
Rebuilding transom, deck and hull | After - Transom, deck and hull repaired |
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