Galway Hooker 1/12 scale, built by Patrick, renovated by neptune

[neptune]

My friend Patrick had built this boat approx 1976 as a Galway Hooker, later on he converted her to another design but didn't like the way it turned out, so he decided to convert it back again, however Patrick took ill and he only managed to start taking the deck off, but then couldn't manage anymore, so it was left for a few years and the weather and dirt got to her, I talked with Patrick about her while he was in hospital and he told me what needed doing, sadly Patrick passed away while still in hospital, so I thought it would be nice to finish her for him.

I have just edited this post about Patrick passing away, I assumed that most of you had seen my other post, sorry for the confusion,
Best regards John,


How she looked when Pat first built her,


and on the water,


and Patrick with another of his boats, he was sailing both on that day,

 

[neptune]

The hull didn't seem to be in too bad a condition, however the false keel will definitely need removing and probably recasting before reattaching,


The rudder was OK, just needs cleaning up and repainting with the rest of the hull,


close up of the false keel, I was wondering if I can get her to sail with the ballast inside the boat,


and looking down on her, looks bad but a lot of it is just dust and grime and that deck has to go anyway,


another view, you can just see at the after end of the hatch where Patrick had started taking the deck off,


The main sail, I'm hoping it will wash up ok, if not I might have to soak it in tea again to get the overall colour,


close up of the jaws,

To be continued,
thanks for looking in,

Best regards John,

 

[neptune]

The bow sprit,


Close up of the bow sprit with the in haul out haul hooks etc,


the main boom,



and three views of the different sails, before I take anything of the rigging apart I will photograph everything,

 

[neptune]

Some bottle screws, a lanthorn and the surport for the end of the bow sprit,


A whinch and two anchors, I made the winch and cast the two anchors for Patrick when he was converting it from a Galway hooker, the winch will not be going back on the renovated model not sure about the anchors,


This was a large cabin that pat had added but it will not go back on the Hooker,


Like wise this access way will not be going back on,

thanks for looking in,

best regards john.

.

 

[neptune]

With most of the rubbish removed, you can clearly see where Pack has started removing the deck,


and a close up of the inside, it looks grubby but all the planks are solidly attached no cracks etc showing, and you can see some of the crew,



a close up view,


and the crew, three men and a lady,

best regards John.

 

[neptune]

this pic shows the extra bulwark pieces that Pat added during the conversion, so the bulwarks between the Two X's including the deck had to come off,



Luckily for me the weather had got into the seams between the new and old bulwarks and I managed to peel them off, this pic shows the boat upside down,


after peeling and cutting off the added bulwarks you can seethe tops of the old bulwarks between the X's,



Peeling of the added bulwarks, it was a case of being careful not too remove parts of the original,


The starboard side took a bit more time to do the weather must have got into the port side more than the starboard,

best regards john.

 

[neptune]

The added deck and bulwarks after removal,


and underneath the original bulwarks and the Fore deck,


and the stern,



Now you can really see the proper Shape of the Hooker,


another view, and on the starboard side there is some damage that i will have to repair along the top of the planking and bulwark, but overall she seems quite good,


And a view from the bow, I have cleaned up the port side,


a better view with the flash on,

thank you for looking in,

best regards from patrick and john,

.

.

 

[Marquinius]

This is a very interesting log. Too often we only look at new builds. And the boat has lovely lines, so it will be a joy to see her come back to life.

 

[Peter Voogt]

What a nice gesture to renovate that lovely hooker from Patrick, John. I will follow it with great interest.
The model on the last picture of your first post with Patrick on the waterline looks a bit like the lugger I am building now.
Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

Hey John. I'll follow along to honor a fellow ship modeler (both you and Patrick). And it does look more promising now that she is stripped down.

 

[neptune]

Thanks everyone, you are all a great crew to be sailing with,
Best regards John,

 

[Uwek]

Interesting to see, what can and will be done ......

 

[neptune]

I started cleaning up the strb side and like the port side there were some small bulges in the fibre glass coating so i removed all the fibre glass from the port side as well,


some of the rollers and bow sprit holder on the bow,


another view,


the fibre glass coating came off easily and left a nice shaped hull ready to be sanded down,


couple of extra views,



best regards John.

 

[neptune]

Next job was to repair the top plankingwhich had been damaged along the mid ships bulwarks, I clamped a piece of thin ply to the good side and drew a line, just below the X's,


close up view,



I cut to the line and then I clamped it to the damaged side, I had already marked where it had to go to match the port side,


I then covered it with some kitchen wrap so no glue would stick to it,,


then on the inside I glue some thin marine plywood cut to match the outside piece of ply,


close up view,




when the inside ply had dried I removed the outside template,


I then glued a strip of wood along the top edge of the inside ply to denote the top of the gun wale,


a close up view,



and after the glue had dried I had a nice line to fill in to with the fill in planks,

hope this si all clear if not just ask anything,

best regards John,

.

 

[Marquinius]

Really nice to follow this endeavour. Informative!

 

[Jimsky]

Excellent progress, John. I think repairs are more difficult than building new ones. You doing a good job.

 

[Canoe21]

Hello John, it is very nice that you are helping out with your friends ship when he is in the hospital, I do bet that he will be in for a pleasant surprise when he gets back home.
Regards Lawrence

 

[shota70]

Dear John, you are doing great work, and it's very generous project
well done my friend

 

[Canoe21]

Dear John, you are doing great work, and it's very generous project
well done my friend

Hello Shota, I do believe you are referring to Neptune - John, Yes he is doing a great and very generous job for his friend.
Regards Lawrence

 

[Peter Gutterman]

What a great demonstration of craftsmanship, friendship, dedication and devotion to each. And a wonderful lesson for all of us to follow along with and learn from.
Well done on so many levels and thank you for sharing this.