August 2009 - Snipe Project

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Reinforcing for the main sheet block mount

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Chain plates reinstalled

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Main sheet block mount
reinforcement

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Repairs

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Port afterdeck panels glued and screwed

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Mooring eye

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Mooring eye bolt

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Starboard foredeck glued and screwed

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Port foredeck also

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Old tiller to be repaired

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Screw holes and joints filled

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Next day - more filling of joints

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Grinding off excess filler and
fairing deck to match rub rail

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Ground, sanded and ready for epoxy

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Foredeck epoxyed

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Deck epoxyed. One coat. Two planned.
One will have to do.

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Ready to launch at 8PM.

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
The big log in the foreground
isn't helping. It's in the way.

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
If we encounter big wakes on the trip
to Lund, the cover will hopefully keep
the Snipe from taking on water.

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Launching

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Many years since she has been afloat

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Paddling to Miss Edna

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Edna Bay, BC - 2009
Tied and safe I hope