Armide report February 20th 2018

Armide report February 20th 2018

THE DOGHOUSE

The original doghouse on Armide is thought to have been built from the wood Niangon that comes from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The structure and surrounding deck were in a very poor condition when the yacht arrived at Classic Works, particularly at the doghouse corners and at its interface with the deck. As a result, the decision was taken early on in the project to replace it and teak was selected as the material of choice.

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22/02/2018 / Author: Alex Laird / Posted in: Restauration

Armide report February 12th 2018

Armide report February 12th 2018

FAIRING BATTENS FOR THE SHEERLINE

Two deep plywood battens have been temporarily clamped either side of the deck on the wooden stanchions in order to finalise the sheer-line. A deep batten is necessary because it is not possible to stand back and see the sheer-line from a distance (because the boat is in a shed surrounded by scaffolding) so the batten is relied on to give a fair line, something that a less wide batten would not be able to do.

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14/02/2018 / Author: Alex Laird / Posted in: Restauration