Chuck's Rigging

Now that work has started coming in, there is a bit less time for the fun things in life. I can’t believe over a month has gone by since the last update on my build. Weather has also been changing and interfered with week end play time.

Hopefully this will be the final update before launch date. Wind and weather permitting…

The deck and hull having been bonded were then left to cure, followed by trimming edges and full sand down. The deck motif was fine tuned and a veneer “Wind rose” inlaid on the foredeck. Once happy with the overall deck, the whole board was fiber glassed (3,5Oz cloth).

After fitting the fins, I returned to the hull and stained it, the topsides and the “Covering board” with a mahogany sort of stain. The whole board then received two more coats of resin, with plenty of sanding going on in the mean time and followed by two coats of Varnish for UV protection.

The finish off was completed with brass inserts along the covering board (under deck gussets having been placed before joining deck to hull) to take whatever accessories I choose to fit, possibly a beer cooler, and also to hold the carry handle. The breather tube fitted and finally, a non skid area replicating the “Wind rose” was laid up, covered with black and white sand and varnished over.

Hopefully soon you will see pictures with all tape removed and of her maiden voyage

It has been a couple of weeks since my last update on the SUP...

The deck was fitted today now that work has been done and the sun has returned, albeit for only a short while.

Clamps are a thing for professionals, builders leftovers, pot plants and a few reels of line do the job perfectly.

Whilst rain interrupted things, I got on with other essential “Works in Progress”. Using some of the left over ply and scraps, it was time to think about propulsion… also known as a paddle.
A gradual buildup of layers, roughly cut to some shape and epoxied together. Final shaping and possible alterations to come before it will be acceptable, but onward we go.

Also putting into the works, some of the personal touches, a decorative “Windrose” to be inlaid on the foredeck, made up of various veneers supplied by Nº-1. Fiddly but fun…
Which is what it is meant to be. (The fun part more than the fiddly…)

More to come as things move ahead…

“Congratulations” to all the people involved in the Cynara project.

We have been awarded the coveted “Classic Boat Award” for the best restoration of 2020/21… At a grand Virtual ceremony broadcast through Youtube https://awards.classicboat.co.uk/live-event/, due to Covid-19 enforced restrictions affecting the proposed ceremonies.

This award is a great seal of approval for all the guys involved, from finding the project, through lengthy discussions with the owner and his representatives to presenting a working project.

Here are some photos of some of the team of independent craftsmen from all over who got together under the leadership of Paul Harvey and Ben Hobbs, and over three years brought this grand lady back to life for the pleasure of all.

Copyright on all all pictures Yoichi Yabe and Riviera Resort Co.

I would like to thank all of you who voted for “Cynara” in this year’s event presented by “Classic Boat” magazine and to “Classic Boat” for their continuing support of our lifestyles.

Congratulations everybody...

SUP is Ticking along…

Beautiful weather to work in the garden and having done all the scarfs last week, I have started assembly.

The deck panel is under way, but will be revealed later once it has joined the hull. As ever I don’t take the simple route…

Next step was wiring up the skeleton, bulkheads, topsides and hull. Lots of twisty bits of wire (and swearing), this was followed by tack welding and then on with filleting all the seams for strength… I finished this week sealing the inside of the hull and structure.

Anybody who is / was a smoker and has hitchhiked around the world, knows that lighting up is the best way to have a car stop to give you a ride. Same here, after months of nothing, I start a project and suddenly I have been asked to do some work… So a short delay may occur in the follow through…

Keep you eves open, Watch this space for more as things go ahead……