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Getting closer to its launch date with a fresh coat of Antifouling paint applied over the weekend.

The bottom is now re-antifouled ready to be re-launched ready for the rest of the season. Now that it is antifouled it is one less job that needs doing before April Star is re-launched and heads up to the Walton Backwaters. The rudder and tiller are now back on the boat so we can steer her back on to her mooring at m=her present sailing club and do a few sailing trials before sailing up the…

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Looking at the inside of Mai Star II and sorting out which job to do next. The cabin side carlins and the aft cabin deck beams?

Standing on the container next to the boat it gives you a better idea of what to do next. One job I will have to do next is get a new cover to go over the framework to keep off the sun from the hull. Having made the carlins some time in the past few months I have to make up the two aft end of the cabin short beams which in turn will be jointed into the uprights that make up the companionway and…

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Starting the refit of April Star

Getting to grips with the cockpit seats by starting to get rid of the grown in dirt of over 5 years being in the same spot. Pressure washer and a lot of elbow grease. It is looking a lot better however, some way to go to get it back to a good condition. One of the main jobs is to get thew hull and superstructure clean again which is needing a good compounding to get a start on this job A lot…

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A client has asked the J-Star Marine Services team to breathe new life back into the tired Jaguar 22 after it has been neglected for 5 years

The first job was to remove all the old loose equipment off the boat and in the storage areas around the sailing club and get a better picture of the task ahead. The hull and deck are in reasonable condition apart from the dirt that as collected on the boat over the past 5 years a good pressure washing down and compounding and polishing will put right. The cockpit was in a poor way as it had…

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A client has asked the J-Star Marine Services team to breathe new life back into the tired Jaguar 22 after it has been neglected for 5 years

The first job was to remove all the old loose equipment off the boat and in the storage areas around the sailing club and get a better picture of the task ahead. The hull and deck are in reasonable condition apart from the dirt that as collected on the boat over the past 5 years a good pressure washing down and compounding and polishing will put right. The cockpit was in a poor way as it had…

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A client has asked the J-Star Marine Services team to breathe new life back into the tired Jaguar 22 after it has been neglected for 5 years

The first job was to remove all the old loose equipment off the boat and in the storage areas around the sailing club and get a better picture of the task ahead. The hull and deck are in reasonable condition apart from the dirt that as collected on the boat over the past 5 years a good pressure washing down and compounding and polishing will put right. The cockpit was in a poor way as it had…

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Musical boats for a Thursday

I have been working on a number of different projects this week, the first being the varnishing of the forward side benches for the Wayfarer dinghy. These side benches are coming along well with the build up coats of varnish making them shine more with every coat applied. They will be soon be getting bolted back in position and then turn to get the aft seat of side benches made and varnished and…

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A busy Tuesday Morning down at the yard transforming the colour on the new 8ft dinghy and other jobs

The 8ft dinghy after a fairing up of the hull and applying Hi-Build epoxy primer Final coat of epoxy primer which was sanded back to a smooth finish and made ready for its first couple of coats of orange gloss The first of four coats of orange two pack gloss to go on this dinghy before it is turned over and the final jobs on the inside fit out are done and it goes to its new owner who wish to…

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I have got very angry after some mindless person decided to deface my restoration banner with what they think is a joke

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex.I have got very angry after some mindless person decided to deface my restoration banner with what they think is a joke, I for one do not see the funny side of this defacement of my banner.

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Removing the deck edge covering boards and finding a world of hurt and bodging workmanship done in the past.

In this video I start to remove the portside deck edge covering boards from the stem to the wheelhouse and uncover a mess of broken ribs and rotten ends on the deck beams on the portside of the deck which must have been like that when they fitted the replacement deck edge covering boards last time. The condition of the beam shelf and the deck beams is every likely the reason for the deck itself…

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Today was not as good a day as yesterday getting the fixings out of the portside covering boards the bodgers got there before I did

Getting the fixings out of the rest of the portside deck edge covering boards as been a long drawn out job. As many of the fixings are cross head or otherwise known as Phillip head screws. These screws are often screwed in with power screwdrivers and in the process run out the heads so you can not remove the screw out of the hole or the head is full of glue from when the hardwood plug was…

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Simon Papendick's restoration of the family's James Silver "Western Isles" Motor Sailer "Chance"

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex.The restoration can and will be easier to do has Chance is now very close to Simon’s own workshop and small yard. in Walton on the Naze as well. In this video you can see that Simon is down at Chance sorting out a few things to be…

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Easter Monday's Work on Chance

These updates are of the restoration of Chance our James Silver Western Isles Motorsailer, now that we have Chance at Titchmarsh Marina in Walton on the Naze Essex.The restoration can and will be easier to do has Chance is now very close to my own workshop and small yard. Titchmarsh Marina will be Chances’ home for the next four to five years while we restore her to her former glory with the aid…

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Sunday morning work on Chance's Forecabin.

Making a good start on removing old loose paint on the planking in the forecabin on the starboard side, Once the paint is removed and the repairs are done in the forecabin then this whole area will be repainted. The main problem with removing paint and varnish in this part of the boat are the angles of frames and bulkheads so having to use a number of different types of sander to get into all…

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The skylights are now covered just a few more holes to fill in around the boat

The skylights are now covered with plywood while we work on the rest of the boat. The skylight hatches are now varnished and in storage until it is time for them to go back on once the base part as been restored to its original condition and varnished again. The sliding doors will have to be removed and repaired as necessary and new glass made and fitted once more. There is also some work to be…

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Masking myself a temporary galley top & blanking off holes in the deck and the missing window glass on the sides of the hull and the aft cabin sides.

At last I have a galley work top to put the kettle on and make a brew while working on Chance. I just need to get the Microwave from my workshop and I will be able to heat up food while working on the boat without having to leave Chance. I do have a camping fridge onboard so I can keep food onboard over night when needed. I do have my mug from my son onboard a present from a couple of years…

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First walkaround Chance after winter months have passed and can get on with the work on Chance once more. See what this will bring with the restoration project

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