Bulletin for August 2016

During  August,  Brett, Dave, Dennis, Gary, Ian, James, Mike, Rob, Stan, Steve and Wendy, undertook work on

PLANKS

Ian finalised his 6th plank end replacement piece . .

and, later,  ran a fresh length of kauri through the thicknesser  for the upcoming plank-end replacements …

which will include this one ….

and these plank end abutments  . . 

 

RIBS

With Dave, Rob & Mike inside and Gary, Wendy, Ian & James outside,  3 replacement ribs just fwd of mid-ships were steamed and nailed …

and the following week, with Wendy, Gary, Stan & James outside, and Dave, Rob & Mike inside, 2 replacement ‘sister-ribs‘ just fwd of mid-ships were steamed and nailed …

Later, Stan & Rob carefully removed 3 ribs … 

before ….

during . .

after. . . 

with a side journey `which required removal of a circular plug in one plank …

 

LISTER DIESEL

Steve tackled fuel pump timing set-up  …

 

Then the setting of tappets, 

the tappet covers, . . . 

and of adjustment of decompression levers …